‘But when the next pandemic comes, the world must be ready – more ready than it was this time,’ Ghebreyesus told a news briefing in Geneva
09 Sep 2020 10:54 AM
Western Europe has been enduring the kind of infection levels not seen in many months, particularly in Germany, France, Spain and Italy
22 Aug 2020 3:27 PM
South Africa, at present, has the world's fifth largest virus caseload with over 5,79,000 confirmed cases and more than 11,000 deaths
16 Aug 2020 12:35 PM
China had said they found traces of coronavirus in imported frozen meat from Brazil and on outer packaging of frozen Ecuadorian shrimp
14 Aug 2020 10:26 AM
Washington had broken off official ties with Taiwan in 1979 in favour of Beijing
10 Aug 2020 11:30 AM
The agency also said the effects of the pandemic 'will be felt for decades to come' in an emergency WHO committee reviewing the pandemic
02 Aug 2020 12:25 PM
Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms of deaths
25 Jul 2020 10:22 AM
The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased toward China
10 Jul 2020 2:47 PM
According to a recent study, the device killed 99.8 per cent of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in a single pass through its filter
08 Jul 2020 2:44 PM
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, says he would reverse the decision on his first day in office if elected
08 Jul 2020 9:44 AM
The change in the WHO’s assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1 metre of physical distancing
08 Jul 2020 9:00 AM
Scientists say there is evidence that coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise its pandemic guideline
06 Jul 2020 12:36 PM
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another unfortunate milestone in the spread of the disease
05 Jul 2020 10:42 AM
“Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom said
30 Jun 2020 12:42 PM
Researchers share initial results of the trial with WHO, “and we are looking forward to the full data analysis in the coming days,” it said
17 Jun 2020 12:23 PM
The disease is 'highly active in Central and South America, says WHO's emergency expert, highlighting problems in Brazil and Mexico
13 Jun 2020 11:17 AM
12 people had been infected with Ebola in the outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday
11 Jun 2020 2:59 PM
The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic
11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM
Hospitals across Pakistan say they are at or near capacity, and some are turning COVID-19 patients away
10 Jun 2020 1:58 PM
Burundi’s government had downplayed the virus and held the election and large rallies while also firing their WHO representative
10 Jun 2020 9:52 AM