WHO ends global health emergency
Although the crisis phase is over, the current global situation with coronavirus still requires vigilance, the World Health Organization notes
Maria Van Kerkhove
WHO warns of danger of more infectious COVID-19 strains' emergence
The World Health Organization (WHO) expects more infectious COVID-19 strains to emerge. This was stated by WHO expert Maria Van Kerkhove. "We expect that more variants [of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus] will be identified and …
WHO: many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave
Many countries have not reached their peak in cases of the highly transmissible Omicron variant of the coronavirus and measures imposed to curb its spread should be eased slowly, the World Health Organization's technical lead on COVID-19 …
Number of COVID-19 patients increased by 71% in a week
Globally, the number of coronavirus infections has increased by 71%, the technical consultant for the World Health Organization Maria Van Kerkhove said on Thursday. "In the weekly epidemiological bulletin, which will be published …
WHO sees 'long transition' to pandemic end
The WHO’s technical lead on COVID-19 Maria Van Kerkhove told a virtual press conference the world had the tools to defeat the virus if used correctly. She said giving vaccines to people who need them the most in all countries …
WHO: people with Omicron tend to have more mild disease
People with Omicron variant tend to have more mild disease, WHO COVID-19 technical lead Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove said. "Initial reports suggest that people with Omicron tend to have more mild disease, but it's too early …
WHO: world reached plateau in COVID-19 incidence
The world has reached a plateau in terms of the incidence of COVID-19, but a different situation is observed in different regions of the planet, Maria van Kerkhove, expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said during the broadcast online …
Covid variants could be named after star constellations
New coronavirus variants could be named after star constellations once letters of the Greek alphabet are exhausted, a senior World Health Organization official has suggested. In an interview with the Telegraph Maria Van …
WHO: asymptomatic spread of COVID-19 rare
The spread of Covid-19 by someone who is not showing symptoms appears to be rare, the World Health Organization's technical lead for coronavirus response and head of the emerging diseases and zoonoses unit, Maria Van Kerkhove, said. …
