The World Health Organisation has named the latest COVID-19 variant identified in South Africa, the Greek name ‘Omicron’, and labelled it a variant of concern due to its large number of mutations and possible faster rate of infection. WHO, in … Continue reading WHO Labels New COVID Strain Omicron, Designates it a ‘Variant of Concern’
Coronavirus-linked deaths in Africa surged by 43 percent in the space of a week, driven by a lack of intensive-care beds and oxygen, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. Fatalities associated with Covid in the WHO’s Africa region, which … Continue reading Africa’s COVID-19 Deaths Surge 43% in a Week, Says WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that Africa is in danger of being left behind in COVID-19 vaccination as prices spike due to competition in other regions. Dr Matshidiso Moeti, the agency’s Regional Director for Africa, gave the warning … Continue reading Africa in Danger of Being Left Behind in COVID-19 Vaccination — WHO
“We have had a much higher (contamination rate) at different points in this pandemic and we’ve got it under control,” WHO’s emergencies chief Michael Ryan told a press conference. “So this situation is not in that sense out of control. … Continue reading New Coronavirus Variant Not Out of Control, Says WHO
Consultations between the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the UK over a new, and more contagious, strain of the coronavirus are underway. The WHO Representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, gave the indication on Monday. Last week, the UK government announced … Continue reading WHO in Contact with UK Over New Mutated Coronavirus Strain – Official
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says it is deeply concerned about the impact of coronavirus on indigenous people in the Americas, the current epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic. The WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, said this in his speech read at … Continue reading WHO Expresses Concern Over Impact of COVID-19 on Indigenous People
“People need to wake up. The data is not lying. The situation on the ground is not lying,” WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan told journalists at a briefing hosted by the UN correspondents’ association in Geneva. Touching almost every country … Continue reading WHO Urges Countries to ‘Wake Up’ and Halt COVID-19
Six months on from the novel coronavirus outbreak, the WHO said Monday it was sending a team to China to work towards finding the source – as it warned the pandemic was far from over. And the World Health Organization … Continue reading WHO Sends Team to China Next Week
By: Dayo Fasasi The Nigerian Government has put all 36 states, including the Federal Capital Territory, on alert over the declaration of Zika virus as an international public health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO). In a telephone interview with newsmen the Director General of the Nigerian Centre for Disease Control (NCDC), Prof. Abdulsalam Nasidi, said that the red alert was to enable effective monitoring of the mosquito transmitting the deadly virus. The Nigerian government, who just battled the deadly Ebola virus, is now making all of its citizens more aware of the Zika virus. Zika virus, also known … Continue reading States Briefed on the Zika Virus
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