A new coronavirus strain, BA.2.86 or Pirola, is more contagious compared to previous variants, the Russian Federal Service for Surveillance on Consumer Rights Protection and Human Wellbeing ( …
The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world must prepare for the next pandemic, which could be “even deadlier” than the COVID-19 pandemic. In a meeting of the World Health …
The World Health Organization published its new two-year strategy for fighting COVID-19, seeking to help countries move from emergency mode to a long-term prevention and control strategy. Tha aim is "to support countries as they …
Globally, over 3.7 million new cases and over 26 000 COVID-19 deaths were reported in the last 28 days (20 February to 19 March 2023), a decrease of 31% and 46%, respectively, compared to the previous 28 days, according to the World Health …
World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will end in 2023, according to a …
The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related …
The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet this week to assess whether Covid-19 is officially moving out of the pandemic phase. "Almost three years on from declaring a public emergency of international concern, our …
Representatives of the Israeli Ichilov Medical Center met with the head of the Ministry of Health of Georgia, Zurab Azarashvili. At the meeting, the Israeli specialists shared their experience in opening and running children's cancer …
Lapses in strategies to tackle COVID-19 this year continue to create the perfect conditions for a deadly new variant to emerge, as parts of China witness a rise in infections, the head of the World Health Organization said. "We are …
There is now an imminent threat of measles spreading in various regions globally, as COVID-19 led to a steady decline in vaccination coverage and weakened surveillance of the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the U.S. public health …
At least 15,000 Europeans have died due to summer heat, WHO Regional Director for Europe Dr Hans Kluge’s report reads. The report was released today in connection with the opening of the 27th Conference of the Parties of the UNFCC in …
Turkish Airlines has cancelled anti-COVID-19 measures on its flights to Russia. This is stated in the statement of the Turkish air carrier, the Aydinlik newspaper reports. Now passengers do not need to show a covid-passport or a PCR …
Since the start of the monkeypox outbreak and as of 11 October 2022, 20 455 confirmed cases of monkeypox have been reported from 29 EU/EEA countries, according to the report of the European Center for Disease Prevention and …
The World Health Organization's vaccine advisers on Thursday recommended that people most at risk from Covid-19 should be offered a second booster dose to increase their immunity. The Strategic Advisory Group of Experts on …
The number of fatalities caused by coronavirus has increased by 35% over the past four weeks and with the onset of cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere the risk of the infection spreading will only increase, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom …
The G20 mulls readiness to allocate $1.28 bln to a fund to prepare for future pandemics, the Minister of Finance of Indonesia, Sri Mulyani Indrawati said, following a two-day meeting of the heads of the Finance Ministries and the Central Banks of …
An Irish professor has said that the latest strain of Covid-19 is beginning to throw up new symptoms that the public should be aware of. Luke O’Neill, a professor of biochemistry at Trinity College, warned the new BA.5 …
The Russian two-dose Sputnik V vaccine provides the best protection against coronavirus, the press service for the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF) said following a study of five different coronavirus vaccines conducted in Iran. …
Over the past two weeks, the monkeypox epidemic has accelerated in Europe. The number of cases has tripled, WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said. In total, over 5,000 cases of infection have been confirmed in 51 countries, …
The World Health Organization said Thursday it expected "high levels" of Covid-19 in Europe this summer and called on countries to monitor the spread as cases tripled in the past month. "As countries across …
