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More research needed into COVID-19 effects on children
More research is needed into factors that increase the risk of severe COVID-19 disease among children and adolescents, the head of the UN World...
WHO: COVID-19 reinfection seems not to be a ‘regular event’
Speaking to journalists in Geneva, World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson Dr. Margaret Harris addressed concerns that the development could herald a new alert.
“The important...
Global cooperation is our only choice against COVID-19
With more than 18.5 million cases of COVID-19 reported worldwide as of Thursday, and 700,000 deaths, the UN’s top health official again appealed to...
WHO: Breastfeeding link to COVID-19 is negligible
The risk of COVID-19 infection from breastfeeding is negligible and has never been documented, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday, in a...
COVID-19 is not just seasonal, as ‘first wave’ continues
The COVID-19 virus is likely not impacted by the changing seasons like other respiratory diseases, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, before urging...
Trump Moves to Pull US out of WHO: A Devastating Blow to Global Health
The US has officially notified the World Health Organization it will withdraw from one of the UN's agencies owing to its close ties with...
COVID-19 cases worldwide hit 12 million
“Across all walks of life, we are all being tested to the limit”, agency chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists, adding that there is...
COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority
Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every...
WHO: ‘No evidence’ that recovered COVID-19 patients cannot be reinfected
The UN World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that there is currently no evidence that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies...
WHO at deflected crossroads of Politics
Contributing between $400 million to $500 million annually, to the Geneva-based international health forum since the recent years, apparently impetuous announcement of suspending funds...