EU leaders urge unfettered probe into origins of COVID-19

 

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Beijing Again Calls on Washington to Invite WHO to US to Study Virus Origins - FARS

(FNA)- Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin on Friday called on the US to invite World Health Organization (WHO) experts to its soil to study the origins of COVID-19 and explain the country's more than 200 bio labs across the world, including the Fort Detrick lab.

Covid: China's Sinovac vaccine gets WHO emergency approval - BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) has approved China's Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use.

WHO renames variants of concern using Greek alphabet - RTÉ

The World Health Organization has announced a new naming system for variants of interest (VOI) and variants of concern (VOC), the forms of the Covid-19 virus with important mutations.

Future virus ‘more deadly’ than Covid-19 will spark new pandemic, WHO chief warns — RT World News

 A virus even more transmissible and fatal than Covid-19 will lead the world into the next pandemic, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said, noting the “evolutionary certainty” of such an occurrence.

How dangerous is the Indian variant of the coronavirus?

 

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 The WHO has labeled a subtype of the COVID-19 virus first discovered in India as a "variant of concern." B.16-17.2 is thought to spread more easily. 

Israel-Palestinian conflict: Aid arrives in Gaza as ceasefire holds - BBC News

The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants came into effect.

India accounts for 38% of global COVID-19 case growth last week: WHO - China.org.cn

As the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide has been on the increase for the ninth consecutive week, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that India alone accounted for 38 percent of all infections -- or 2,172,063 new cases -- recorded in the seven-day period that ended on April 25.

WHO records over 509,000 new daily cases of COVID-19 worldwide - TASS

 More than 509,000 new cases of novel coronavirus have been confirmed globally in the past 24 hours, which pushed a total number of infections to 125.87 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Wednesday.

Coronavirus cases wordwide up 14% in past week — WHO - TASS

More than 3.8 million novel coronavirus cases were registered worldwide in the past week, which is 14% more than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said a weekly bulletin released in Geneva on Wednesday.

China refutes Blinken's accusations regarding COVID-19 origin tracing - China.org.cn

A Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson on Monday refuted U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken's accusations regarding the WHO COVID-19 origin tracing report, and said that China will never accept groundless accusations and wanton slander on issues regarding the pandemic.

Coronavirus: Alarm at German AstraZeneca pause as cases spike - BBC News

German leaders have postponed a summit on extending the vaccine rollout as they await confirmation from the EU's medicines regulator that the Oxford-AstraZeneca drug is safe to use.

AstraZeneca: WHO und EMA prüfen die Verdachtsfälle von Blutgerinnseln

 

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WHO Warns COVID Pandemic Has Caused More ‘Mass Trauma’ Than WWII - FARS

(FNA)- The coronavirus pandemic has caused mass trauma on a larger scale than World War II, and the impact will last “for many years to come”, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s top official said Friday.

Coronavirus origins report to be issued this month: WHO | Al Jazeera

The international investigation into the COVID-19 pandemic’s origins in China will publish its report in the week of March 15, the World Health Organization’s chief has said.

World won't finish with coronavirus by end-2021, WHO warns - Global Times

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that it is "unrealistic" to expect the COVID-19 pandemic to be over by the end of 2021.

WHO experts warn health risk of 'post-COVID' symptoms - China.org.cn

As COVID-19 transmission rates seemingly decline across the European Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge expressed health concerns over "long-COVID" or "post-COVID" symptoms at a virtual press conference on Thursday.

Bird flu: Russia detects first case of H5N8 bird flu in humans - BBC News

Russia has reported the first case of a bird flu strain, H5N8, being passed from poultry to humans.

WHO sends Ebola alerts to 6 countries after outbreak declared in Guinea, as nations hope to avoid 2014–2016 disaster — RT World News

 

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned several African nations about possible Ebola infections after new cases were found in Guinea and DR Congo. The last major outbreak in the region killed more than 10,000 people.

No Need For Panic Over New COVID-19 Variants - WHO Chief Scientist - UrduPoint

The international community should avoid panic when discussing the spread of new COVID-19 variants, World Health Organization (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan said Friday, calling for a "more balanced approach."