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Anxious WHO implores world to ‘do it all’ in long war on COVID-19
By Reuters,
1853, August 3, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a “silver bullet” for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that ...
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South Africa outbreak should be wake-up call for continent: WHO
By Reuters,
919, July 21, 2020 (EAT)
South Africa’s growing COVID-19 epidemic should be an alert to the rest of the continent to strengthen disease surveillance, the World Health Organi...
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WHO Official: Coronavirus probably can’t be eliminated under current conditions
By VOA,
1757, July 11, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization’s emergencies program chief said Friday that the new coronavirus probably could not be eliminated if current global co...
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WHO: COVID-19 cases doubled globally over last 6 weeks
By VOA,
1157, July 11, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization reported Friday that the total number of COVID-19 cases worldwide doubled over the past six weeks. At his regular bri...
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf to head WHO COVID-19 review amid anti-globalism barbs
By Reuters,
2120, July 10, 2020 (EAT)
Avowed multilateralists Ellen Johnson Sirleaf and Helen Clark will lead a World Health Organization (WHO) panel scrutinising the global response to th...
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US officially withdrawing from WHO
By CNN,
914, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
The Trump administration has notified Congress and the United Nations that the United States is formally withdrawing from the World Health Organizatio...
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Brazil President tests positive for COVID-19 after months of dismissing seriousness of the virus
By CNN,
902, July 8, 2020 (EAT)
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for Covid-19, following months of downplaying the virus. Bolsonaro himself announced the res...
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Coronavirus pandemic is getting worse- WHO warns
By VOA,
1134, July 2, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization says 60 percent of the world’s 10 million coronavirus cases since December came in the month of June – a sign that t...
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OPINION: Africa’s twin battles – COVID-19 and fake news
By Guest Writer,
2053, June 27, 2020 (EAT)
By Yemisi Adegoke Just under four months after Africa recorded its first coronavirus case, the number of confirmed cases has reached more than 250,...
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Coronavirus cases soar in big countries, WHO says
By Reuters,
931, June 23, 2020 (EAT)
Coronavirus cases are soaring in several major countries at the same time, with “worrying increases” in Latin America, especially Brazil, the Worl...
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COVID school lockdowns leading to increase in violence against children, UN says
By VOA,
1639, June 19, 2020 (EAT)
More and more children are victims of hate, bullying, and violence online because of the coronavirus pandemic, a new United Nations report said. Ac...
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WHO: COVID-19 pandemic drain on health systems leaves women’s health at risk
By VOA,
1556, June 13, 2020 (EAT)
The COVID-19 pandemic drain on health systems has left few resources for anything else. As a result, World Health Organization Director General Dr....
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Risk of new lockdowns rises with fear of second COVID-19 wave
By Reuters,
2024, June 12, 2020 (EAT)
Fears of a second COVID-19 wave of infections shut six major food markets in Beijing on Friday, while India, which opened up this week, recorded a rec...
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Lockdowns prevented millions of COVID-19 deaths: studies
By VOA,
1502, June 10, 2020 (EAT)
Lockdowns across the globe prevented millions of deaths from the novel coronavirus, a new study reports. According to a study by the Imperial Colle...
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WHO recommends N95 masks for people aged over 60
By Benjamin Muriuki,
1705, June 8, 2020 (EAT)
The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended that people aged above 60 years and those with underlying health conditions wear the N95 particula...
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Five dead in new Ebola outbreak
By CNN,
825, June 2, 2020 (EAT)
Five people, including a 15-year-old girl, have died of Ebola in a fresh outbreak of the virus in the Democratic Republic of Congo, the United Nations...
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Trump announced the US will pull out of the WHO. What does that actually mean?
By CNN,
1050, May 30, 2020 (EAT)
President Donald Trump's announcement Friday that the United States will terminate its relationship with the World Health Organization carries signifi...
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Trump threatens permanent freeze of WHO funding, review of U.S. membership
By Reuters,
948, May 19, 2020 (EAT)
U.S. President Donald Trump threatened on Monday to permanently halt funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) if it did not commit to improveme...
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Russia joins 100 countries demanding probe into handling of Covid-19
By CNN,
1055, May 18, 2020 (EAT)
Russian President Vladimir Putin once called Xi Jinping, the Chinese leader, a "lone warrior." Putin was joking, but that description is starting t...
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‘Coronavirus may never go away,’ WHO says
By Reuters,
1313, May 14, 2020 (EAT)
The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to pr...
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