UN mission to visit Karabakh once again
The second visit of the UN mission to Khankendi will take place soon
Hans Kluge
15,000 Europeans die due to hot waves
At least 15,000 Europeans have died due to summer heat, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Kluge’s report reads. The report was released today in connection with the opening of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC in …
Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO informs
Over the past two weeks, the monkeypox epidemic has accelerated in Europe. The number of cases has tripled, WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said. In total, over 5,000 cases of infection have been confirmed in 51 countries, …
WHO: Europe to see ‘high levels’ of COVID-19 this summer
The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this summer and called on countries to monitor the spread as cases tripled in the past month. "As countries across …
WHO: Monkeypox could accelerate spread in summer
The incidence of monkeypox could jump this summer due to mass events, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said. "We are approaching the summer period in Europe, which is accompanied by mass gatherings, festivals and …
WHO sees signs of soon improvement of coronavirus situation
WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said that he sees signs of the improvement of the coronavirus situation. He noted that the period between the start of the Omicron wave and its peak is very short, from 20 to 25 days. …
WHO: Europe could be headed towards end of pandemic after Omicron
The Omicron variant has moved the Covid-19 pandemic into a new phase and could bring it to an end in Europe, WHO Europe director Hans Kluge said. "It's plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic …
WHO: Omicron to infect more than half of Europeans in two months
More than half of the European population is expected to be infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant within the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization's top Europe official said on Tuesday. The WHO's …
Moscow to send more data on Sputnik V jab by late 2021
Russia will send additional data on the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine to the World Health Organization (WHO) by the end of 2021, WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge told the Rossiya-1 TV channel. Kluge recalled that last Friday, a …
WHO: Russia is past current peak of coronavirus
A decline in the number of coronavirus cases in Russia over the past three weeks gives grounds to believe that the country has passed the peak of the current wave, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said in an interview with Nailya …
WHO concerned with COVID-19 resurgence in Europe
Today, every single country in Europe and central Asia is facing a real threat of COVID-19 resurgence, or already fighting it. The current pace of transmission across the 53 countries of the WHO European Region is of grave concern. COVID-19 cases …
WHO: over 1M Europe region deaths from COVID-19
The World Health Organization confirmed more than 1 million COVID-19 deaths and 48 million cases in its European region, the health body’s regional director Hans Kluge said. "The situation in our region is serious; 1.6 …
WHO "concerned" about vaccine effectiveness on virus strains
Europe and pharma groups must work together to speed up Covid-19 vaccinations, head of the European branch of the World Health Organization Hans Kluge said, expressing concern about the effectiveness of vaccines on virus variants. …
WHO Regional Director for Europe urges to end fighting in Karabakh
WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge issued a statement on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict "WHO remains concerned regarding the escalation in hostilities in the areas of and around Nagorno-Karabakh," Kluge …
Covid-19 second wave covers Europe
WHO warns of 'very serious situation' in Europe, with 'alarming rates' of virus transmission
