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WHO welcomes freezing U.S. sanctions against Syria

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

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 …

COVID-related mortality worldwide increases by 35% over month

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 …

Monkeypox cases triple in Europe, WHO informs

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 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%

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 …

WHO: Monkeypox could accelerate spread in summer

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: weekly COVID-19 cases up 7% worldwide

WHO: weekly COVID-19 cases up 7% worldwide

Over 12 million people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 32,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The number of new infections increased by 7%, …

WHO approves new American COVID-19 vaccine

WHO approves new American COVID-19 vaccine

The American anti-coronavirus vaccine Nuvaxovid from Novavax is included in the list of treatments for coronavirus COVID-19. It is said in a statement by the World Health Organization (WHO). "WHO has published …

WHO: "No more boosters should be administered"

WHO: "No more boosters should be administered"

About 22 months since the first cases of COVID-19 were reported, and almost a year since the first vaccines were approved. Nevertheless, reported cases and deaths from the virus are increasing again WHO …

WHO concerned with COVID-19 resurgence in Europe

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 …

Georgia not to halt AstraZeneca rollout

Georgia not to halt AstraZeneca rollout

Georgian Health Minister Yekaterina Tikaradze said today that the Georgian authorities do not intend to refuse to vaccinate the population against the coronavirus with the British AstraZeneca jab, despite the decision of many European countries …