Worldwide number of COVID-19 cases surpasses 2.47Mln, over 169,000 people dead - WHO
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:10 pm
Geneva/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has increased to 2,471,136, with more than 169,000 people having died of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said.
WHO declared COVID-19 global emergency at right time, says chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Apr 23, 2020, at 04:05 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) had declared COVID-19 a global emergency, the highest level of alert, at the right time, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
WHO chief urges US to reconsider funding freeze
Apr 23, 2020, at 03:48 pm
Geneva/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) chief has called on the United States to reconsider its decision to freeze funding to the organization, and hoped that the US will once again support WHO's work and continue to save lives.
Still ‘a long way to go’ in coronavirus battle, WHO chief warns
Apr 23, 2020, at 02:44 pm
New York/IBNS: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency as countries continue to confront COVID-19 and citizens grow weary of stay-at-home measures aimed at preventing the spread of the disease.
Make no mistake, this virus will be with us for long time: WHO director-general
Apr 22, 2020, at 11:39 pm
Geneva/IBNS: World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday warned that most of the countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics and the deadly Coronavirus 'will stay with us for a long time.'
Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of COVID-19: WHO chief
Apr 21, 2020, at 12:43 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures aimed at protecting the public against the spread of COVID-19.
WHO says about 140,000 people died of COVID-19 worldwide
Apr 18, 2020, at 11:31 am
Washington/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that a total of 139,378 people had died due to COVID-19 worldwide, while the total number of confirmed cases had reached 2.074 million.
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO
Apr 16, 2020, at 12:44 pm
New York/IBNS: As some European countries begin to relax lockdown measures following weeks of confinement introduced to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a potential “second wave” of COVID-19 infections.
Apr 15, 2020, at 01:34 pm
New York/IBNS: Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time to cut the resources of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is spearheading and coordinating the global body’s efforts, said UN chief António Guterres, on Tuesday.
UN health agency working on strategies to gradually lift COVID-19 restrictions
Apr 11, 2020, at 12:00 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) is working with countries on strategies to "gradually and safely" ease stay-at-home restrictions aimed at containing the spread of the new coronavirus, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists on Friday, though he cautioned against any sudden action.
100 days on from advent of COVID-19, more action is needed: Tedros
Apr 10, 2020, at 11:34 am
New York/IBNS: With Thursday marking 100 days since the World Health Organization (WHO) was first notified about what is now officially known as COVID-19, the agency’s chief said the virus has already infected more than 1.3 million people worldwide, and without action now, poor countries could suffer massive devastation.
World Health Organization ‘absolutely critical’ to neutralizing coronavirus threat – UN chief
Apr 09, 2020, at 12:15 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) must be supported across the world, United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said on Wednesday, describing the UN health agency, which has led the multilateral response since the beginning, as “absolutely critical” in overcoming the COVID-19 pandemic.
COVID-19 highlights nurses’ vulnerability as backbone to health services worldwide
Apr 08, 2020, at 11:23 am
New York/IBNS: Nurses are on the frontline fighting COVID-19 but “an alarming failure” in the global supply of protective clothing and new coronavirus tests – together with “unprecedented” overwork linked to global staff shortages - have highlighted how vulnerable they are, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The development coincides with an impassioned personal message from UN Secretary-General António Guterres to the world’s medical professionals for World Health Day, marked on Tuesday 7 April.
WHO official pays tribute to nurses fighting COVID-19
Apr 07, 2020, at 04:44 pm
Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in China Gauden Galea Tuesday expressed gratitude to nurses on the frontlines of the fight against COVID-19.
COVID19: WHO calls for stronger whole of society approach in South-East Asia Region
Apr 03, 2020, at 05:37 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: Amidst rapid spread of COVID19 and continuing challenges, the World Health Organization today emphasized on a stronger whole of society and whole of government effort in South-East Asia Region to prevent a long-haul with the pandemic and avert further loss of precious human and other resources.
WHO says worldwide number of COVID-19 cases reaches 900,306, with over 45,000 fatalities
Apr 03, 2020, at 11:02 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The worldwide number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease has reached 900,306, with 45,693 having died of COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on late Thursday.
Global coronavirus cases tops 754,000, alerts WHO
Apr 01, 2020, at 11:37 am
Moscow/UNI: The World Health Organization estimates that 754,948 people worldwide have been infected with the new coronavirus, and 36,571 have died from it.
COVID-19 pandemic kills over 30,000 people worldwide: WHO
Mar 30, 2020, at 12:23 pm
Genev/Xinhua/UNI The global death toll from COVID-19 has climbed to 30,105 as of 18:00 CET (1600 GMT) Sunday, according to the situation dashboard by the World Health Organization (WHO).
COVID19: WHO shamed again for backing China after official refuses to recognise Taiwan
Mar 29, 2020, at 07:23 pm
Geneva/Taipei/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO), which is under fire for its alleged efforts to protect China over the transmission of coronavirus, has been slammed again for its bias against Taiwan, which is officially known as the Republic of China (ROC) and has been governed independently despite the Chinese claim of the island nation as its province.
India shows a dip in COVID-19 cases, health ministry says nothing relaxing yet
Mar 26, 2020, at 08:15 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: As India witnessed a dip in the number of infected cases after four consecutive days of tremendous rise in the number of positive ones, the health ministry said it is not taking things in a relaxed way.
Amidst pandemic, now is the time for action to also beat tuberculosis, urges WHO
Mar 25, 2020, at 11:03 am
New York/IBNS: As countries across the world grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the UN Health agency reminded everyone on Tuesday, World Tuberculosis Day 2020, that TB remains the world’s most deadly infectious disease.
COVID-19: WHO working on supply pipeline for protective equipment and tests
Mar 20, 2020, at 09:09 am
New York/IBNS: For the first time since the COVID-19 outbreak began last December, China has reported no domestic cases of the disease, the head of the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday, calling it “an amazing achievement”.
UN health chief announces global ‘solidarity trial’ to jumpstart search for COVID-19 treatment
Mar 19, 2020, at 01:20 pm
New York/IBNS: Just 60 days after the genetic sequence of COVID-19 was shared by China, the first vaccine trial has begun, the UN health chief said on Wednesday, calling it “an incredible achievement” and urging the world to maintain “the same spirit of solidarity” that has helped fight Ebola.
Number of people infected with novel coronavirus globally exceeds 191,000 - WHO
Mar 19, 2020, at 09:54 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: Over 15,100 people have gotten infected with the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) globally over the past day, bringing the total number of confirmed cases above 191,100, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its new coronavirus situation report.
WHO lauds India's efforts in combating COVID-19
Mar 17, 2020, at 08:59 pm
New Delhi/IBNS: The World Health Organsiation (WHO) on Tuesday lauded the efforts taken by the Indian government to combat the deadly novel coronavirus, which has claimed three lives in the country, a figure much less considering its population density and especially in comparison to some of the developed nations.
‘You cannot fight a fire blindfolded’: WHO chief blasts slow virus testing response
Mar 17, 2020, at 10:29 am
New York/IBNS: “The most effective way to prevent infections and save lives, is breaking the chains of transmission. And to do that, you must test and isolate”, said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at Monday’s COVID-19 press briefing, held at the UN health agency’s headquarters in Geneva: “Once again, our message is: test, test, test.”
Almost 11,000 new COVID-19 cases, 343 fatalities registered worldwide over past day - WHO
Mar 16, 2020, at 10:29 am
Geneva/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had registered 10,982 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) worldwide within the past 24 hours, with 343 people having died, which brought the total death toll to 5,375.
WHO confirms Coronavirus as pandemic
Mar 11, 2020, at 11:32 pm
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization on Wednesday labelled the outbreak of the coronavirus as a 'pandemic'.
COVID-19: ‘Sombre moment’ as cases top 100,000 worldwide
Mar 08, 2020, at 06:57 pm
New York/IBNS: The global number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus disease, COVID-19, has surpassed 100,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Saturday.
Coronavirus update: WHO chief calls for private sector to step up, and, should you take that flight?
Mar 08, 2020, at 06:30 pm
New York/IBNS: In his daily briefing to the press on Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned that supplies of medicine are at risk of disruption due to the epidemic, given that China - the worst hit nation so far - is a major producer of pharmaceutical ingredients.