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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 …
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 …
Russia has passed to the World Health Organization (WHO) all data on the Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine. A visit by experts to inspect the production sites is expected in February, Minister of Health Mikhail Murashko said during his working trip …
Newly reported COVID-19 cases increased 20% last week, the World Health Organization said. More than 18 million new cases were reported in the week ending Jan. 16, up from about 15 million in the previous week, according to the United …
The World Health Organization's director-general said Tuesday COVID-19 is likely to continue to place a strain on healthcare systems around the globe. "This pandemic is nowhere near over and with the incredible growth of …
Talking about the vaccination gap at the World Economic Forum's virtual Davos Agenda conference, World Health Organization's (WHO) Emergencies Director Mike Ryan said that over half of the world's population has received both doses of …
Over 15 million people contracted COVID during the past week, which is a new record for the entire pandemic. This is 55% higher than the previous seven days, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced Tuesday, adding that the number of …
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that current Covid-19 vaccines may need to be updated if they are to provide continued protection against emerging variants, including Omicron. WHO`s Technical Advisory Group on Covid-19 …
The end of the coronavirus pandemic is “in sight” according to the World Health Organisation’s special envoy on Covid-19 who acknowledged a “difficult” few months lay ahead first. Dr David Nabarro …
The omicron strain is unlikely to be the last COVID-19 variant, Michael Ryan, WHO's emergency program director, said on Thursday. "I wish [it was the last variant], but I think this is unlikely at the moment. We are seeing a …
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 …
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. …
The overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 280 million and the number of fatalities has exceeded 5.4 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. As of 19:50 Moscow time on December 28, as …
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 …
The healthcare systems of countries worldwide will have to stabilize the situation with the spread of SARS-CoV-2 in 2022, not simply react to its outbreaks, World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said. …
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 …
The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globally. "An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled," said WHO head Tedros …
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom …
The World Health Organization (WHO) plans to organize an inspection in Russia in February 2022 as part of the procedure of approving Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, Rogerio Gaspar, Director of the WHO Regulation …
The World Health Organization issued interim recommendations on Thursday for mixing and matching COVID-19 vaccines from different manufacturers for both the second dose and booster shots. Depending on availability, mRNA vaccines, such …
