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Monkeypox: the WHO trigger highest alert following rise in cases

This Saturday July 23, 2022, the World Health Organization, WHO, trigger the highest alert on monkeypox. Although the virus spreads relatively moderately throughout the world, Europe is under very close surveillance…

Covid: According to the WHO, half a million people have died since Omicron

This Tuesday February 8, 2022, the WHO announced half a million people have died because of Omicron, reminding the variant is not without its dangers.

Covid: WHO thinks it is “premature” to declare victory over coronavirus

This Tuesday February 1, 2022, the World Health Organization warned against the too-hasty lifting of restrictions. According to Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, it is too early to declare victory.

Covid: the pandemic is “nowhere near over”, the WHO says

As some people have been willing to be optimistic, this January 18, 2022, the WHO has warned the world. World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press brief the pandemic was “nowhere near over”, adding “new variants are likely to emerge”.

Covid: Fighting the pandemic with boosters is no viable strategy, the WHO claims

This Tuesday January 11, 2022, the World Health Organization warms the strategy consisting in fighting the pandemic with boosters is not the right one.

Omicron variant: the WHO advises people aged 60+ and vulnerable people against traveling

Facing the Omicron variant threat, several countries have decided to close their borders. But for the World Health Organization, these restrictions “will not prevent the international spread” of the variant and which will “only worsen inequities”. Therefore, the WHO recommends people at risk not to travel.

Covid: because of the Delta variant, vaccines reduced transmission dropped to 40%, WHO claimed

This Wednesday November 24, World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus claimed that because of the Delta variant, vaccines reduced transmission dropped to 40%.

Covid: UN Secretary calls unequal distribution of Covid vaccines “immoral” and “stupid”

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres condemns the Covid-19 vaccine distribution unfairness by calling it “immoral” and “stupid”. He says wealthy countries monopolizing vaccines “is the best ally of the Covid-19 pandemic”.

Covid: WHO to review three new therapies

Are new Covid therapies to be reviewed soon? This is what the World Health Organization or WHO announced this Wednesday August 11, 2021, stating WHO’s Solidarity clinical trial enters a new phase with three new candidate drugs namely artesunate, imatinib and infliximab.

Covid: According to epidemiologist Larry Brilliant, “we’re closer to the beginning than we are to the end”

This is a small sentence likely to set the world on fire. Interviewed by CNBC, American epidemiologist Larry Brilliant considers, “we’re closer to the beginning than we are to the end” of the coronavirus pandemic. “Unless we vaccinate everyone in 200 plus countries, there will still be new variants”, he added.

Covid: Coronavirus unlikely to be over by the end of the year, WHO warns

As many French people are hoping to get rid of the Covid-19 epidemic as soon as possible and get back to normal life, WHO considers “unrealistic” to “think the pandemic might be stopped by the end of the year”.

Covid: identifying animal origin of the pandemic, a "work in progress" WHO's envoys say

At the end of four weeks on a mission, international investigators sent to Wuhan, China, by WHO have held a press conference this February 9, 2021 in order to share the first results of their investigation.

Coronavirus: a vaccine will not be enough to stop the pandemic, WHO warns

As the Pfizer and BioNTech laboratories have announced their vaccine was 90% effective, the World Health Organization director greets the rallying to curb the coronavirus epidemic while vouching every country will be able to enjoy this scientific breakthrough. Yet, this Monday November 16, 2020 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns a vaccine will not be enough to stop Covid.

Coronavirus: WHO hopes the pandemic to be over within two years

COVID 19 – World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday August 21, 2020. Speaking in a press conference, he said he hopes the health crisis could be halted in a shorter time than the Spanish flu, naming in under two years.

Coronavirus: WHO says it is “never too late to turn the outbreak around”

Facing the world’s epidemic situation, the World Health Organization (WHO) director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual press conference on Thursday August 6, 2020 in Geneva: “it’s never too late to turn the outbreak around”

Coronavirus: The WHO warns the “virus remains public enemy number one”

The WHO sounds the alarm as for the coronavirus pandemic and says “the virus remains public enemy number one”. In a new briefing on July 13, World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also said “too many countries are headed in the wrong direction”.

Coronavirus: the situation is “worsening” worldwide WHO director says

As life is getting back to normal in many countries, the World Health Organization is worried and warns the world. On June 8th, WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the covid-19 pandemic was “worsening” worldwide.

Coronavirus: deconfinement is not the end of Covid-19 WHO says

WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus, who already alerted on a brutal deconfinement that could lead to a second coronavirus wave, sounds the alarm again and says this Monday: "We want to re-emphasize that easing restrictions is not the end of the epidemic in any country"

Coronavirus: WHO hails Emmanuel Macron

French President Emmanuel Macron has been hailed by WHO director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for his leadership as part of the fight against the coronavirus pandemic.