Governments should stop wasting precious time needed to fight the coronavirus after squandering an opportunity to prevent the Covid-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization’s head said. “We squandered the first window of opportunity," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “The time to act was actually more than a month ago or two months ago." The WHO chief gave a rare, blunt admonishment Wednesday on the world’s progress against the disease, which has killed almost 20,000 people and is present in almost every country.

The agency generally avoids public criticism of its member states, Mike Ryan, the head of its emergencies program, has said.

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PHILADELPHIA - Bob Saget's shocking cause of death has caused many to wonder how likely it is that an accidental blow to the head can turn fatal.The 65-year-old entertainer and Philadelphia native was found on his hotel bed at the Ritz Carlton in Orlando on Jan. 9.

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India reports 58,077 new Covid-19 cases, active tally falls below 7 lakh

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Drug trafficker ‘Abba’ killed in shootout with STF

COLOMBO (News 1st); A wanted drug traffickers knowns as ‘Abba’ was killed in a shootout with the Police Special Task Force on Thursday (10) night in Egoda Uyana, Moratuwa.The Police Special Task Force told News 1st that a raid was carried out at around 10 PM on Thursday (10) night after receiving a tip-off that a house in Egoda Uyana contained drugs.During the raid, a man had opened fire from inside the house and the Police Special Task Force had returned fire.The Police in a statement said, “One suspect opened fire at an STF Officer with a pistol, and the STF officer returned fire.”In the exchange of fire, a 27-year-old male identified as ‘Abba’ (Thelge Dilan Sameera Peiris) was killed and he is a known associate of a notorious drug trafficker operating from Dubai.One STF member was injured in the incident.Sri Lanka Police said two bullets fired by the suspect had hit the protective vest worn by the STF Officer, and he was rushed to the Panadura Hospital for treatment.Six other people who were inside the house were arrested by the Police Special Task Force.The Office of the Police Spokesperson said that ‘Abba’ had a murder case filed against him, as we as a case over stabbing a woman and causing serious injury.Further, another 31-year-old man was arrested from Moratuwa upon inspecting the residence of another suspect.Police said that this man has a case filed against him for transporting drugs along the expressway.

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CIA secretly collecting US citizen's private data, declassified documents state

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AstraZeneca acquires 'modest' profit of $4B from COVID-19 vaccine sales

LONDON (AP) - AstraZeneca recorded a big jump in revenue on Thursday as it begins to take a profit from its coronavirus vaccine for the first time.The company recorded full-year revenues of $37.4 billion, an increase of 38% from the year before at constant exchange rates. Part of the boost came from $4 billion in sales of its COVID-19 vaccine, developed with the University of Oxford.Despite rising revenue, AstraZeneca reported a pre-tax loss of $265 million due to costs from its purchase of U.S.

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Philadelphia carjacker swipes car with 3 kids inside, lets them out before ditching car, police say

PHILADELPHIA - Authorities say an armed carjacker hopped into a running vehicle with three children inside and later let the kids out and ditched the car. Philadelphia Police Chief Inspector Scott Small said the children's mother left the car running on the 5300 block of Willow Street around 6 p.m.

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Shaun White misses gold in his final Winter Olympics

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Damaging health restrictions, freedom: Alberta government’s pandemic language rapidly changing amid convoys, protests and leadership reviews

The language of the UCP has seen a significant shift this week as it moves to drop COVID-19 restrictions in the province, with words like “damaging” and “freedom” being used much more often in public communications.

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Alberta government expects post-secondary institutions to drop vaccine and mask mandates

The University of Alberta is reviewing a letter from the advanced education minister, detailing expectations for post-secondary students to return to school in March — including dropping vaccine and mask mandates.

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B.C. COVID-19 numbers compared to January

Global’s Keith Baldrey looks a how B.C.’s COVID-19 numbers have improved since January.

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When will covid pandemic end? WHO’s chief scientist answers

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Authorities find stockpile of illegal firearms in home of Pennsylvania father and son

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Bucks get Serge Ibaka; Donte DiVincenzo out in 4-team trade

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Crystal Hefner Opens Up About Her Mental Health Journey

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COVID-19: 867 people in B.C. hospitals who have tested positive, 138 in critical care

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What is Galentine’s Day? Everything to know about the popular holiday

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Remote schooling means snow days could become optional in NJ

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Ontario freezes funds from GiveSendGo trucker convoy fundraiser

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50 Cent ‘Reached Out’ To Ex Chelsea Handler Amid Recent Health Scare: He ‘Cares’ About Her

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Delaware County hospital gives families one-week notice before closing hospice unit

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Health Minister Jason Copping explains why the Alberta government chose to scrap its restrictions exemption program immediately.

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Alberta health minister explains decision to remove COVID-19 mask restrictions for children under 12

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More young people falling severely ill with coronavirus as global death toll soars past 50,000

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says virus could ‘resurge’ if countries lift restrictions too quickly

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WHO lauds PM Modi govt's relief package to help poor during lockdown

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WHO chief deeply concerned about rapid rate of pandemic

The World Health Organisation said Wednesday it was deeply concerned about the near-exponential escalation of the new coronavirus pandemic, with the number of deaths doubling in a week.

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WHO and Rakuten Viber fight COVID-19 misinformation with interactive chatbot

A new WHO interactive chatbot on Rakuten Viber aims to get accurate information about COVID-19 to people in multiple languages.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO director announces 1st patients will be enrolled in ‘solidarity’ drug trial

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO director says countries must ‘fight, unite and ignite’

World Health Organization director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Friday that in a recent call with G20 leaders, he stressed the need to “fight, unite and ignite” against COVID-19.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Scammers passing themselves off as WHO, director general says

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World coronavirus infections near 500,000, over 21,000 deaths

Leaders from the Group of 20 major economies will speak by video link today about combating the coronavirus pandemic and its economic impacts, as global infections top 471,000 with more than 21,000 dead.

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The world ‘squandered’ its first opportunity to stop coronavirus: WHO

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Social distancing is crucial, but Canada also needs more coronavirus testing: experts

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Coronavirus: 'Medics must be prioritised or patients will die,' warns WHO chief

The head of the World Health Organisation has warned coronavirus patients will die unless medics are prioritised.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says there is no proven treatment against COVID-19

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO warns COVID-19 pandemic ‘is accelerating’

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO, issued a stark warning to global media on Monday when he said that numbers from around the world show that the COVID-19 pandemic “is accelerating.”

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‘The pandemic is accelerating’: WHO suggests more aggressive measures be taken to stop COVID-19

WHO announced the pandemic is "accelerating," as cases reach over 300,000 worldwide.

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Lockdown not enough to defeat coronavirus - WHO

Countries can not simply lockdown their societies to defeat coronavirus, the World Health Organization's top emergency expert said, adding that public health measures are needed to avoid a resurgence of the virus later on.

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WHO message to young people about coronavirus: ‘You’re not invincible’

World Health Organization officials warned young people Friday that although they’re less likely to die from the novel coronavirus, they are still at risk of severe illness.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says over $19 million USD donated to COVID-19 fund, urges end to hoarding

The World Health Organization’s director-general, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday that approximately 110,000 people had donated over US$19 million to the COVID-19 Solidarity Response fund, which will help in purchasing medical supplies.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

Countries should stop wasting time and fight coronavirus: WHO

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