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COVID-19 no longer a global health emergency – but ‘battle is not over’: WHOCOVID-19 first emerged in Wuhan, China in 2019 before spreading across the world, leading to lockdowns and other public health measures for more than three years.WorldMay 5, 2023
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COVID-19 pandemic in ‘transition point,’ but remains global health emergency: WHOMore than 6.8 million people have died during the outbreak, which has touched every country on Earth, ravaging communities and economies.WorldJan 30, 2023
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Can health care withstand a new COVID-19 variant? WHO fearful as China sees cases soarEven though China is dealing with a severe COVID outbreak, that doesn’t mean that other nations in the world are in the clear, Dr. Mike Ryan says.HealthDec 21, 2022
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Global COVID-19 cases continue rise for fifth week in a row, WHO reportsEarlier this week, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the pandemic still qualifies as a global emergency and he was “concerned” about the recent spike.WorldJul 14, 2022
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Global COVID-19 deaths rise for 1st time in 5 weeks, WHO reportsThe WHO said Thursday there were 8,700 COVID-19 deaths last week, with a 21 per cent jump in the Americas and a 17 per cent increase in the Western Pacific.WorldJun 16, 2022
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COVID-19 cases, deaths falling globally, WHO saysWHO previously noted that the numbers are likely to be an underestimate and dependent on countries' testing and reporting strategies.HealthJun 8, 2022
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COVID-19 pandemic has killed nearly 15M globally, including indirect deaths: WHOWHO provided a range of 13.3 million deaths to 16.6 million between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 31, 2021, it said in a release Thursday.WorldMay 5, 2022
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2 new Omicron subvariants behind recent COVID-19 spike in South Africa: WHOWHO said that it is too soon to know if COVID subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 cause more severe symptoms, but they are 'another sign the pandemic is not done with us.'WorldMay 4, 2022
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Global COVID-19 decline ‘should be interpreted with caution’: WHONew cases and deaths are falling in every region of the world, including the Western Pacific, where a surge of infections has triggered severe lockdown measures in China.WorldApr 13, 2022
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WHO analyzing 2 new Omicron COVID-19 sub-variants: BA.4 and BA.5The WHO said it had begun tracking them because of their "additional mutations that need to be further studied to understand their impact on immune escape potential."WorldApr 11, 2022
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