World Health Organization

page 5

WHO: peak of omicron wave remains "a number of weeks" away

WHO: peak of omicron wave remains "a number of weeks" away

WHO’s emergencies director Mike Ryan said that the vaccines are not failing and do provide significant protection against severe disease and death. "The question is how much protection are the current vaccines that we …

WHO: omicron variant reported by 77 countries

WHO: omicron variant reported by 77 countries

 COVID-19 vaccines appear to have become slightly less effective in preventing severe disease and death but do provide "significant protection", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday. The Omicron variant …

WHO: omicron variant appears to spread faster than Delta

WHO: omicron variant appears to spread faster than Delta

The newly discovered Omicron COVID-19 variant likely spreads faster than the Delta variant, the World Health Organization (WHO) noted in a technical brief, adding that vaccines may be less effective against it. "(Omicron) is …

WHO: omicron strain not detected in Azerbaijan

WHO: omicron strain not detected in Azerbaijan

The new strain of coronavirus - "Omicron" has not yet been detected in Azerbaijan, Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Representative Office in Azerbaijan Hande Harmanci said at a meeting with the head of the Ganja City …

WHO: omicron strain detected in 57 countries

WHO: omicron strain detected in 57 countries

The Omicron coronavirus strain has been detected in 57 countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The organization’s COVID-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update noted that "at present, Omicron cases have …

WHO: people with Omicron tend to have more mild disease

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: at least 23 countries reported Omicron variant

WHO: at least 23 countries reported Omicron variant

At least 23 countries have reported identifying the Omicron variant of Covid-19, which was first detected in South Africa, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said on Wednesday. "At least …

WHO agrees to launch talks on pact to tackle pandemics

WHO agrees to launch talks on pact to tackle pandemics

The World Health Organization (WHO) agreed on Wednesday to launch negotiations on an international pact to prevent and control future pandemics at a time when the world is gearing up to battle the new Omicron variant of coronavirus. …

WHO to call emergency meeting on new coronavirus strain

WHO to call emergency meeting on new coronavirus strain

The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on the new coronavirus strain discovered in Africa, which may have an increased mutability, on Friday, the Financial Times reported Thursday. According to Tulio de …

WHO: Russia is past current peak of coronavirus

WHO: Russia is past current peak of coronavirus

A decline in the number of coronavirus cases in Russia over the past three weeks gives grounds to believe that the country has passed the peak of the current wave, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said in an interview with Nailya …

WHO reveals what prolonging coronavirus pandemic

WHO reveals what prolonging coronavirus pandemic

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that it's the inequity in access to vaccines and inconsistent use of public health measures is prolonging the coronavirus pandemic. "The global inequity in …

WHO warns of vaccine syringes global shortage

WHO warns of vaccine syringes global shortage

There could be a shortage of one to two billion syringes needed to administer COVID-19 vaccinations in 2022 which could also impact routine immunisations and undermine needle safety, the World Health Organisation warned on Tuesday. …

WHO: number of coronavirus cases in Europe up 10% in past week

WHO: number of coronavirus cases in Europe up 10% in past week

More than 1.9 million people contracted novel coronavirus in the European region in the past week, over 26,700 of them died, the World Health Organization said in its Weekly Epidemiological Report on Wednesday. According to the global …

Another COVID-19 wave breaks anti-records in Europe

Another COVID-19 wave breaks anti-records in Europe

The World Health Organization reports that over the past four weeks, the pace of COVID-19 transmission in Europe has increased by 55%. "Now we see that the pandemic is accelerating. In Europe, over the past four weeks, the number …