Coronavirus WHO

• WHO team visits food market in Wuhan, China to search for coronavirus clues

  The team members visited the Huanan Seafood Market for about an hour in the afternoon.

  Health

  Jan 31, 2021
  
• Remdesivir not recommended for hospitalized coronavirus patients, WHO says

  The advice is another setback for the drug, which grabbed worldwide attention as a potentially effective treatment for COVID-19 in the summer after early trials showed some promise.

  World

  Nov 20, 2020
  
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• WHO chief self-isolates after contact tests positive for COVID-19

  The WHO director-general has been at the forefront of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.

  World

  Nov 2, 2020
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• Herd immunity as coronavirus solution ‘simply unethical’: WHO

  Tedros said that too little was known about immunity to COVID-19 to know if herd immunity is even achievable.

  Health

  Oct 12, 2020
• No coronavirus vaccine will get endorsement unless proven safe, WHO says

  The comments came as Russia and China started using their experimental vaccines before large studies have finished.

  Health

  Sep 4, 2020
• Coronavirus pandemic by far WHO’s worst global health emergency: director-general

  The new coronavirus pandemic that has infected more than 16 million people is easily the worst global health emergency the World Health Organization (WHO) has faced, its director-general said on Monday.

  World

  Jul 27, 2020
• Britain pledges close to $350M to help WHO, charities stop second coronavirus wave

  Britain's support for the WHO contrasts with the view of U.S. President Donald Trump who has criticized its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic with suggestions his administration might re-evaluate U.S. funding.

  Economy

  Apr 11, 2020
• WHO: Countries will have to ‘live with’ coronavirus until vaccines emerge

  For weeks, WHO officials spoke during daily briefings in Geneva of a ``window of opportunity'' to try to contain the spread of the virus. But lately there have been indications that the containment window has closed.

  World

  Mar 27, 2020
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• Coronavirus: WHO sees rise in cyberattack attempts by hackers, official says

  Sources tell Reuters that earlier in March, elite hackers tried to hack into World Health Organization amid more than a two-fold increase in cyberattacks.

  World

  Mar 23, 2020
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• Coronavirus spread risk is now ‘very high’ — what does that mean for Canadians?

  A higher risk assessment doesn't immediately warrant more or different action from countries, one WHO official said.

  Health

  Feb 28, 2020