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Covid: the pandemic is "far from finished", the WHO's Emergency Committee claims

As the Covid-19 pandemic is slowing down in many countries thanks to vaccination, this Tuesday October 26, the WHO's Emergency Committee claims the pandemic is "far from finished".

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: the virus likely to mutate like the flu and here to stay, WHO says

Will the Covid-19 pandemic ever end? On that matter, opinions are different. According to WHO, the virus is “here to stay with us”, and evolve like any other pandemic flues.

Covid: New “Mu” variant, what we know about the strain monitored by WHO

The outbreak of new variants makes us fear the worst every time. Last night, the World Health Organization warned about a new strain, called “Mu”, and found this past January in Colombia. According to the health organization, this Covid-19 variant presents mutations likely to indicate “potential properties of immune escape”.

Where does the coronavirus originate from? WHO's experts are sorry the investigation is at "a standstill"

The Covid-19 epidemic has been spreading all over the world for more than one year now. But the origin of the disease remains a mystery. After a first investigation led to no satisfactory conclusion, scientists fear they might never get the long and the short of it.

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: WHO warns the pandemic will have “long-term” impact on mental health

Sickness, isolation, unemployment, losing someone dear… The Covid-19 pandemic has caused many dramatic situations likely to have a long-term and harmful effects on the global population’s mental health, WHO warns in their latest report.

Covid: why is the Delta variant more contagious?

Covid Delta variant spreads faster... Here is the conclusion made by the Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention in a study issued as pre-print mid-July, saying the incubation time is quicker, moving from 6 to 4 days. A variant already known as being more contagious and more resitant to antibodies, WHO said this past May 8th.

Covid: new case numbers in Europe rising again, WHO warns

The coronavirus epidemic once again takes Europe into fear of mass contaminations WHO considers there will be "a new wave in the WHO European region unless we remain disciplined". After declining for ten weeks in a row, as countries have already started to economically exit lcokdown, new case tolls are increasing in the Old Continent.

Covid: WHO approved Chinese Sinovac vaccine for emergency use

The World Health Organization has validated the use of Chinese Sinovac vaccine for people aged 18+. Vaccine is to be given in two doses with a period of time between the two doses of two to four weeks.

Covid: vaccines effective against "all COVID-19 virus variants", WHO claims

Are Covid vaccines – developed to stop the virus in its standard strain – effective against the different variants spreading worldwide? This Thursday May 20, 2021, the World Health Organization states currently used vaccines are effective against "all COVID-19 virus variants".

Covid to be more deadly in 2021 than in 2020? WHO is worried

This Friday May 14, 2021 the World Health Organization (WHO) announces the pandemic is about to be more deadly this year than in 2020. General Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus asks nations to not vaccinate children and teenagers to give doses to the Covax plan.

Covid: 25% of Europeans have been given a dose of vaccine, Urusula von der Leyen says

Covid vaccination escalates in the EU... This Tuesday May 4, EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced a quarter of Europeans (that is to say 25%) have been given one to two doses of vaccine. And according to AFP, 9% of the Europeans are fully vaccinated with one shot of Janssen vaccine and two doses for the others.

Covid: "We are at a critical moment" of the pandemic, WHO admits

As Covid-19 contamination rates worldwide keep on growing for the seventh week in a row, the World Health Organization considers a critical threshold has been reached. Authorities condemn totally irresponsible behaviors "in some countries", while vaccination is slipping in Europe and other places in the world. A few months ago already, the body warned on the possibility of other pandemic - more severe than Covid - were likely to break out in a more or less distant future.

Covid: WHO condemns Europe’s “unacceptable slow” vaccine rollout

As many European Union countries are strengthening health restrictions to curb the third Covid-19 epidemic wave, yesterday, WHO condemned Europe’s “unacceptable slow” vaccine rollout.

AstraZeneca vaccine: WHO advises to keep vaccinating

The World Health Organization called emergency meeting this Tuesday March 16 in Geneva and urge countries to keep on vaccinating with AstraZeneca vaccine, after several EU countries have halted vaccinating with this product, after noticing severe reactions after injection in some cases. The European Medicines Agency is also to meet this Thursday March 18 to take a stock on the situation.

Covid: over 3 million new cases in a week in the world, WHO says

Based on data collected over the week, the World Health Organization warns about the increase in Covid-19 positive cases on the global scale. All in all, over 3 million new cases have been reported over the past seven days, namely a 10% increase.

Covid: Does pollution boost the spread of coronavirus?

Could Covid-19 spread more in the event of local air pollution? This is the hypothesis raised by several researchers trying to determine the part of fine particles in the spread and transmission of the virus. Let us explain.

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”.