Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been re-elected as Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) for his second five-year term. This decision was made by the 75th World Health Assembly today. Voting on the …
The incidence of monkeypox could jump this summer due to mass events, Hans Kluge, WHO Regional Director for Europe, said. "We are approaching the summer period in Europe, which is accompanied by mass gatherings, festivals and …
France confirmed the first case of monkeypox in the country on Friday in the Ile-de-France region, which includes Paris. The 29-year-old man isn’t in a serious condition and is self-isolating at home, according to a statement from …
Despite most COVID-19 restrictions being lifted in the European Union (EU), the bloc's member states should remain vigilant and increase their preparedness, EU officials said. "We are entering a new phase of the pandemic, as we …
The World Health Organization says that the number of reported new COVID-19 cases worldwide decreased by nearly a quarter last week, continuing a decline since the end of March. The Geneva-based U.N. health agency said in a …
The Biden administration on Wednesday extended the Covid-19 public health emergency that had been due to expire on April 16. The 90-day extension, announced by the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), will allow millions …
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 …
After the Covid-19 pandemic shattered the status quo in the world of work, Central and Eastern Europe is more open than ever to the idea of a four-day work week
France has lifted the requirement to present a negative PCR test result, International Travel Certificate and confirmation of valid reasons for arrivals from Russia, the Consulate General of France in Moscow said. "Entry to France …
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 …
Over 10 million people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 45,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The number of new infections declined by 14%, …
Over 12 million people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide over the past week, more than 32,000 patients died, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Wednesday. The number of new infections increased by 7%, …
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said she is positive again for COVID-19 and will not accompany President Joe Biden to Europe for meetings. Biden tested negative on Tuesday, she said. Psaki tweeted that she took …
German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and his wife Elke Büdenbender have tested positive for COVID-19. This was reported today in the office of the head of state. "An express test and a PCR test on Tuesday showed a positive …
According to TASS, since the beginning of March, the spread of coronavirus in the world has increased by 20%. This week, 12.5 million cases of infection were confirmed. It is 1 million more than last week (plus 20%) …
Germany on Thursday reported a record number of daily coronavirus cases with nearly 300,000 new infections. The Robert Koch Institute (RKI), the country’s disease control agency, confirmed 297,845 new COVID-19 cases, the highest …
Judging by the epidemiological situation, a new type of coronavirus is changing from a pandemic spread to an endemic one, Georgian Deputy Minister of Health Tamar Gabunia said. According to her, all the signs show this. …
China has reported more local symptomatic COVID-19 cases so far this year than it recorded in all of 2021, as the highly transmissible Omicron variant triggers outbreaks from Shanghai to Shenzhen. Mainland China reported 1,337 new …
Russia’s Armed Forces have discovered proof that the Pentagon was financing research on developing a mechanism of the covert spread of deadly pathogens in documents at biological laboratories in Ukraine, Russian Defense Ministry Spokesman …
Austria is suspending its COVID-19 vaccine mandate, its ministers for health and constitutional affairs said on Wednesday, six days before fines for breaches were due to start being handed out. Health Minister Johannes Rauch told a news …
