Health & Wellness
COVID-19 cases rise for ninth consecutive week, variants continue spreading
COVID-19 infections have increased for the ninth consecutive week globally while variants continue their spread, the UN health agency has confirmed.
Nearly 5.7 million new cases were reported in the last seven-day period, above previous highs, the World...
ACT now to speed up funding for COVID-19 tools
Although a landmark global collaboration has developed and delivered COVID-19 vaccines and diagnostics worldwide, critical funding shortfalls remain, the World Health Organization (WHO) said...
How to Ensure that your Teen Driver Learns the Principles of Safe Driving
If your teenager is now eligible to apply for a provisional licence, it’s natural that you would have mixed emotions about this major milestone....
COVID-19 infections approaching highest rates ever
COVID-19 infections are approaching their highest rates since the pandemic began just over a year ago, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO)...
Clarity still needed on effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccine passports
Being vaccinated against COVID-19 may not prevent transmission and vaccination passports may not be an “effective strategy” for restarting travel, the World Health Organization...
How a Digital Algorithm is Helping Doctors Treat COVID-19 Patients
Moscow's backup hospitals and inpatient clinics for treatment of the coronavirus infection have started using a new solution as part of the unified digital...
COVID-19 origins report inconclusive: We must ‘leave no stone unturned’
The report from a team of international scientists assembled by the World Health Organization (WHO) to examine how COVID-19 first spread to humans was...
India donates 200,000 vaccines to protect UN blue helmets against COVID
India shipped out 200,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccines on Saturday to inoculate UN blue helmets serving in peacekeeping missions.
The donated AstraZeneca vaccines left Mumbai...
Seafarers and aircrew need priority COVID-19 vaccination
The heads of five UN organizations have called for maritime and air transport workers to be prioritized for COVID-19 vaccination, given their key role...
Globally, 3 billion people at health risk due to scarce data on water quality
Globally, over 3 billion people are at risk of disease because the water quality of their rivers, lakes and groundwater is unknown, due to...