WHO urges wearing masks and getting vaccinated
Coronavirus statistics have worsened in recent weeks
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
WHO sets out two-year COVID policy
The World Health Organization published its new two-year strategy for fighting COVID-19, seeking to help countries move from emergency mode to a long-term prevention and control strategy. Tha aim is "to support countries as they …
WHO hopes COVID-19 pandemic ends this year
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will end in 2023, according to a …
WHO welcomes freezing U.S. sanctions against Syria
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed that the U.S. eased sanctions against Syria after repeated calls from international organizations and several countries. "We welcome the easing of sanctions …
WHO to assess whether COVID-19 pandemic officially over
The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet this week to assess whether Covid-19 is officially moving out of the pandemic phase. "Almost three years on from declaring a public emergency of international concern, our …
WHO: drop in COVID alertness could create deadly new variant
Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said. "We are …
Global COVID-related mortality down almost by 90% since February
The number of deaths caused by the coronavirus infection has decreased worldwide almost by 90% since February but the international community should remain on alert given the current overall low level of testing for the presence of the virus and …
WHO: COVID-19 deaths drop, but pandemic not over
The number of new coronavirus cases fell everywhere in the world last week by about 12%, according to the World Health Organization's latest weekly review of the pandemic issued Wednesday. The U.N. health agency reported that there …
COVID-19 global death toll surpasses 1 mln since beginning of 2022
The number of fatalities caused by the coronavirus infection worldwide in 2022 has surpassed one million, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a briefing in Geneva on Thursday. "This week, we crossed the tragic …
COVID-related mortality worldwide increases by 35% over month
The number of fatalities caused by coronavirus has increased by 35% over the past four weeks and with the onset of cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere the risk of the infection spreading will only increase, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom …
WHO to reconvene monkeypox emergency meeting
With more than 6,000 cases worldwide, the World Health Organization (WHO) is set to reconvene a meeting to decide whether to declare the monkeypox outbreak a global health emergency, the organization's highest level of alert, the organization …
Azerbaijani Prime Minister and WHO Director General meet in Baku
On Thursday, June 16, Azerbaijani Prime Minister Ali Asadov and Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a meeting in Baku. During the meeting, the reforms carried out in the healthcare …
WHO renaming monkeypox virus
The World Health Organization announced that it will rename the monkeypox virus, which has infected more than 1,600 people in 39 countries this year, after a group of scientists voiced concerns that the name could be stigmatizing. …
WHO Director-General Ghebreyesus re-elected for second term
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected as Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for his second five-year term. This decision was made by the 75th World Health Assembly today. Voting on the …
WHO urges achieving vaccination coverage of at least 70%
COVID-19 incidence is growing in nearly 70 world nations amid the decreasing testing rates, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday and called achieving a vaccination coverage of at least …
New omicron variants go global
Covid cases are on the rise in more than 50 countries around the world, and the main impetus for this growth is provided by the variants of the omicron strain, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health …
WHO chief: COVID-19 pandemic far from over
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the coronavirus pandemic is still far from over. "It’s pleasing to now see a downward trend in reported deaths, which last week were the lowest in more than two …
WHO chief says world at 'critical juncture' in COVID pandemic
The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end, saying that they now have all the tools available to do so. "The COVID-19 pandemic is now …
WHO urges to hit target of 70% vaccine coverage by middle of 2022
The simultaneous circulation of the Delta and Omicron variants of the coronavirus is creating a "tsunami of cases", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Wednesday. …
Lavrov and WHO director-general discuss registration of Sputnik V
Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus have discussed the registration of Russia’s vaccine Sputnik V, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. "On …
