Global recovery could be faster if COVID vaccine made available to all – WHO chief
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Economic recovery around the world could come faster if any COVID-19 vaccine is made available to all as a public good, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday. He was speaking in an online panel discussion with members of the Aspen Security Forum in the United States moderated by […]
Second COVID-19 wave forces new travel curbs around the globe; WHO says travel bans cannot be indefinite
Sydney, Australia/London, UKReuters Nations in Asia imposed new restrictions on Monday, while an abrupt British quarantine on travellers from Spain threw Europe’s summer reopening into disarray, as the world confronted the prospect of a second wave of COVID-19 infections. In the United States, still dealing with its first wave as infection rates have climbed since […]
Don’t expect first COVID-19 vaccinations until early 2021 – WHO’s Ryan
Geneva/Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters Researchers are making “good progress” in developing vaccines against COVID-19, with a handful in late-stage trials, but their first use cannot be expected until early 2021, a World Health Organization expert said on Wednesday. WHO is working to ensure fair vaccine distribution, but in the meantime it is key to suppress the virus’s […]
“No excuse” for countries that fail in contact tracing, WHO’s Tedros says
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters Tracing contacts of people with coronavirus infections is the most important step in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic, and countries that are failing to do so have no excuse, the World Health Organization chief said on Monday. “Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus […]
WHO warns of oxygen shortage as COVID cases set to top 10 million
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of worldwide cases of coronavirus infection nears the 10 million mark, the World Health Organization head said on Wednesday. “Many countries are now experiencing difficulties obtaining oxygen concentrators,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference. “Demand is currently outstripping […]
The battle is not over: Rising infections seen worldwide
Berlin, GermanyAP Renewed lockdown measures in a German region where hundreds of coronavirus cases sprung up at a slaughterhouse and news that the world’s top-ranked tennis player has also been infected provided a stark reminder to Europeans on Tuesday that the pandemic is far from gone. Meanwhile, Britain, which has recorded the most coronavirus-related deaths […]
Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, especially Brazil, WHO says
Geneva, Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the World Health Organization said on Monday. The world recorded more than 183,000 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, the most in a single day since the outbreak started in December, WHO chief […]
Coronavirus pandemic accelerating with Americas worst, warns WHO
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, with Thursday’s 150,000 new cases the highest in a single day and nearly half of those in the Americas, the World Health Organization said. “The world is in a new and dangerous phase,” Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva. “The […]
Coronavirus hitting the Americas hardest says WHO; Brazil death toll passes UK
Zurich/Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world. The disease was “highly active” in Central and South America, the WHO’s top emergency expert Mike […]
Global coronavirus cases surpass five million, infections rising in South America
Reuters Global coronavirus cases surpassed five million on Wednesday, with Latin America overtaking the United States and Europe in the past week to report the largest portion of new daily cases globally. It represents a new phase in the virus’ spread, which initially peaked in China in February, before large-scale outbreaks followed in Europe and […]