World Health Organization

• WHO to decide if COVID remains an emergency. What will this mean for Canada?

  As the WHO mulls whether COVID-19 remains an emergency, some health experts say COVID is still a public health threat and measures to combat it in Canada should continue.  

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• WHO head ‘very concerned’ about COVID deaths as emergency declaration call looms

  As the World Health Organization prepares to decide whether COVID-19 remains a global emergency, key pandemic indicators show from the virus deaths are rising globally.

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  Jan 24
  
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• COVID-19 in China: WHO requests more transparency on infections data

  China's Saturday announcement on nearly 60,000 deaths since early December "allows for a better understanding of the epidemiological situation," said a WHO statement.

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  Jan 15
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• Winnipeg firefighters battle to prevent cancer

  Every year firefighters around the world die of work-related cancers, which is why January is dedicated to bringing awareness to the occupational hazard.

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  Jan 10
• Masks recommended on long flights amid new COVID variant spread: WHO

  Passengers should be advised to wear masks in high-risk settings such as long-haul flights, said the WHO's senior emergency officer for Europe.

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  Jan 10
• A mucosal vaccine could be a COVID-19 game-changer. So why doesn’t Canada have one?

  With the arrival of XBB.1.5 in Canada, some scientists say governments must invest more in mucosal vaccines — a tool that could be a game-changer in the fight against COVID-19.

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  Jan 7
• XBB1.5: Here’s what we know about the ‘most transmissible’ COVID strain yet

  XBB.1.5, a COVID subvariant of Omicron and has been detected in 29 countries to date, the WHO said during a briefing Wednesday.

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  Jan 4
• WHO scientists meeting with China want ‘more realistic’ COVID info amid infection surge

  Scientists advising the WHO say they want a "more realistic picture" about the COVID-19 situation from China's experts at a meeting Tuesday as worries grow about outbreaks in China

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  Jan 3
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• WHO urges China to share more COVID info amid viral surge, transparency concerns

  The WHO is urging China to share more detailed and timely information on the COVID situation in the country amid concerns from a number of countries about a lack of transparency. 

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  Dec 30, 2022
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• Montreal public health says 2 children have died from strep A infections

  Health authorities have reported four cases in the city as of Dec. 15 and the deaths of two children aged two years or younger.

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  Dec 16, 2022