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Covid variants could be named after star constellations

Covid variants could be named after star constellations

New coronavirus variants could be named after star constellations once letters of the Greek alphabet are exhausted, a senior World Health Organization official has suggested. In an interview with the Telegraph Maria Van …

WHO: world is now in real danger due to COVID-19 pandemic

WHO: world is now in real danger due to COVID-19 pandemic

WHO director-general Tedros Adhnom Ghebreyesus said the world is now in a period of real danger due to the COVID-19 pandemic. "The world is now in a period of real danger. Many of the gains we have made are now being …

WHO: COVID-19 cases in Russia slowly decreasing

WHO: COVID-19 cases in Russia slowly decreasing

The World Health Organization (WHO) is registering a stabilization and slow decrease of coronavirus cases in Russia, WHO envoy to Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Wednesday. "Looking at the European region, we note that there is …

WHO Director-General seeks vaccine booster moratorium

WHO Director-General seeks vaccine booster moratorium

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for a moratorium on administering booster shots of COVID-19 vaccines as a way to help ensure that doses are available in countries where few people have received their first shots. …

WHO doesn’t recommend Covid booster doses right now

WHO doesn’t recommend Covid booster doses right now

The World Health Organization doesn’t recommend Covid-19 booster shots “at this time,” the group’s top vaccine doctor said Wednesday, citing a lack of data on their effectiveness. The WHO’s director of …

WHO warns about more dangerous COVID-19 strain

WHO warns about more dangerous COVID-19 strain

The World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned about the possibility of a new novel coronavirus strain that would be more dangerous than the delta variant. "The more transmission, the more …

WHO: World in early stages of COVID-19 third wave

WHO: World in early stages of COVID-19 third wave

The world is currently in the early stages of a third wave, World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday. "We are now in the early stages of a third wave," he said in his opening …

Nearly 3 mln COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide this past week

Nearly 3 mln COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide this past week

Nearly 3 mln COVID-19 cases and more than 55,000 deaths were registered this past week worldwide by experts of the World Health Organization (WHO). The incidence rate rose by 10% compared with the previous seven days, and the mortality …

Global COVID-19 incidence rises by 3% over week

Global COVID-19 incidence rises by 3% over week

More than 2.68 mln coronavirus cases and around 54,000 deaths were registered last week in the world by experts from the World Health Organization (WHO). Compared to the previous week, the incidence has increased by 3%, while the death rate has …

WHO: vaccination is possible with high antibody levels

WHO: vaccination is possible with high antibody levels

It is possible to get a jab against coronavirus at any level of antibodies, including a high one, the representative of the World Health Organization in Russia, Melita Vujnovich said. "If you have antibodies, this does not mean …