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New omicron variants go global

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 resolution not to affect supply of medicines to Russia

WHO resolution not to affect supply of medicines to Russia

Today, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Committee for Europe adopted a resolution proposing to explore the possibility of relocating the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of NCDs from Russia. However, the …

WHO may decide to shut down hub office in Moscow

WHO may decide to shut down hub office in Moscow

The World Health Organization will consider the possibility of closing the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Noncommunicable Diseases that’s located in Moscow, Reuters reported on Thursday, citing a document it …

Global health officials probe unexplained child hepatitis cases

Global health officials probe unexplained child hepatitis cases

Around 190 unexplained cases of severe hepatitis have been reported in children around the world, the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control said. The outbreak was first reported this month in Britain - which has registered …

Mystery hepatitis spike in Europe

Mystery hepatitis spike in Europe

Cases of a mystery hepatitis virus in Europe and the U.S. are causing concern among international health bodies, following a sharp rise in reports of liver inflation among British children earlier this month

WHO chief recalls best way to protect yourself from COVID-19

WHO chief recalls best way to protect yourself from COVID-19

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that getting vaccinated is the best way to protect yourself from coronavirus. "This virus has over time become more transmissible and it remains deadly especially for …

WHO chief: COVID-19 pandemic far from over

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 …

Gamkrelidze: WHO likely to declare pandemic over this year

Gamkrelidze: WHO likely to declare pandemic over this year

The acute phase of Covid-19 is coming to an end, with the World Health Organisation likely to declare the pandemic over this year, Amiran Gamkrelidze, the Head of the National Centre for Disease Control, said on Thursday. Gamkrelidze …

Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe exceeds 490 million

Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe exceeds 490 million

The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 490 million and the number of fatalities has surpassed 6.15 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said. As of 21:46 Moscow time on April 5, as many as …

WHO and ILO urge greater safeguards to protect health workers

WHO and ILO urge greater safeguards to protect health workers

The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the World Health Organization (WHO) have published a new guide on developing and implementing stronger occupational health and safety programmes for health workers, as the COVID-19 pandemic …

COVID-19 pandemic may end in 2022 - WHO envoy to Russia

COVID-19 pandemic may end in 2022 - WHO envoy to Russia

The coronavirus pandemic may come to an end in 2022 since chances are that there will be no more major outbreaks of the infection after the Omicron wave is over, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic said. …

WHO: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected

WHO: pandemic has not ended as more variants expected

The World Health Organization's chief scientist, Soumya Swaminathan, said on Friday that the world was not yet at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic as there would be more coronavirus variants. "We have seen the virus evolve, …

WHO: weekly COVID-19-related mortality up 7% worldwide

WHO: weekly COVID-19-related mortality up 7% worldwide

Over 19 mln people contracted the coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, almost 68,000 died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The number of new infections decreased by 17%, while the number of …

COVID-19 cases worldwide top 400 million

COVID-19 cases worldwide top 400 million

Cumulative novel coronavirus cases worldwide have exceeded 400 million, the US-based Johns Hopkins University said. According to the university, which calculates its own statistics based on data from international organizations, federal …

WHO sees signs of soon improvement of coronavirus situation

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: many countries yet to see peak in Omicron wave

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 …

WHO: world hits record number of COVID-19 cases in a week

WHO: world hits record number of COVID-19 cases in a week

Roughly 21 million COVID-19 cases were reported to the WHO over the last week, setting a new global record for weekly cases. Newly reported COVID-19 cases increased 5% last week, the World Health Organization said, adding …