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Global COVID-19 death toll up 8% in past week

Global COVID-19 death toll up 8% in past week

More than 3 million people contracted COVID-19 worldwide between October 25 and 31, over 50,000 people died, the World Health Organization said in its weekly bulletin on Wednesday. The number of new cases grew by 3%, and fatalities …

WHO: COVID-19 incidence increases by 4%

WHO: COVID-19 incidence increases by 4%

Over 2.9 mln people have contracted the coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 49,000 died. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the number of new infections has increased by 4% over seven days, while the …

WHO expects to receive additional data on Sputnik V vaccine

WHO expects to receive additional data on Sputnik V vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects to receive additional data on Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine, WHO Assistant Director General Mariangela Simao said at a briefing on Thursday. "We have not received all the …

WHO resumes approval process for Sputnik V jab

WHO resumes approval process for Sputnik V jab

The World Health Organization (WHO) has resumed the approval process for Russia’s Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine, the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said on the vaccine’s Twitter account on Wednesday. "WHO confirmed …

COVID-19 cases worldwide down 4%, deaths down 2% in past week

COVID-19 cases worldwide down 4%, deaths down 2% in past week

More than 2.7 million people contracted COVID-19 between October 11 and 17, over 46,000 people died, the World Health Organization said in its weekly bulletin. "With the exception of the European region, which for the third …

Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe exceeds 240 mln

Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe exceeds 240 mln

More than 810,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide since Friday, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 240 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. As of 18:09 …

WHO may approve Sputnik V by year's end

WHO may approve Sputnik V by year's end

World Health Organization's (WHO) Senior Researcher Sumiya Swaminathan said on Tuesday that the organization may approve Russia's Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine by the end of the year. According to her, the approval is dependent …

What researchers say about long-term effects of COVID-19

What researchers say about long-term effects of COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) this week issued a definition for "long COVID," a term used to describe the persistent health problems that affect some survivors of COVID-19. Scientists are still working to understand the syndrome. …

Coronavirus Delta strain widens its spread to 192 countries

Coronavirus Delta strain widens its spread to 192 countries

The highly contagious coronavirus Delta strain has increased its spread to 192 countries and territories over the past week. The spread of Alpha, Beta and Gamma variants has also increased, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on …

WHO: COVID-19 cases worldwide down 10% in past week

WHO: COVID-19 cases worldwide down 10% in past week

Over 3.3 million novel coronavirus cases and more than 55,000 deaths were registered worldwide in the past week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a weekly bulletin released in Geneva early on Wednesday. According the global …

WHO expects full set of documents on Sputnik V for evaluation

WHO expects full set of documents on Sputnik V for evaluation

The World Health Organization (WHO) expects Russia to submit a complete package of documents on the Sputnik V vaccine in order to evaluate it, senior immunization specialist of the WHO Regional Office for Europe Oleg Benes said during the …

WHO: world reached plateau in COVID-19 incidence

WHO: world reached plateau in COVID-19 incidence

The world has reached a plateau in terms of the incidence of COVID-19, but a different situation is observed in different regions of the planet, Maria van Kerkhove, expert of the World Health Organization (WHO) said during the broadcast online …

WHO: over 150 contacts of Marburg virus case identified

WHO: over 150 contacts of Marburg virus case identified

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that 150 contacts, and four high-risk contacts, have been identified after a patient in Guinea was found to have the Marburg virus, marking the first time it has …