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21.08.2020 / 18:07

World Health Organisation 'hopes coronavirus pandemic will be finished in two years'

The Daily Star's FREE newsletter is spectacular! Sign up today for the best stories straight to your inboxThe World Health Organisation chief hopes the coronavirus pandemic may end in less than two years.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the prediction today.He said: "Our situation now with more technology, of course with more connectiveness, the virus has a better chance of spreading, it can move fast.

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Covid-19 pandemic could end in less than two years - WHO

The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus crisis will be over in less than two years, according to WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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The Republic of Korea and WHO sign new Memorandum of Understanding, committing US$ 6 million in COVID-19 PCR test kits for 24 countries in the African region

On 14 August Korean Ambassador, Ms Ji-ah Paik and WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with WHO in support of the Organization’s COVID-19 response efforts in the African region. The new MoU follows a recent call between Dr Tedros and Mr Moon Jae-in, President of the Republic of Korea, during which WHO Director-General expressed the need for additional support to scale up the COVID-19 response in the African region.

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WHO says coronavirus pandemic is the world’s worst global health emergency

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World economy will recover faster if everyone can get coronavirus vaccine: WHO

coronavirus vaccine, said World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday.The vaccine, when it’s discovered, should be made available as a public good, he said.He was speaking in an online panel discussion with members of the Aspen Security Forum in the United States moderated by the NBC network.The World Health Organization has projects to make vaccines available in an equitable way to countries around the world. Canada inks new deal to secure potential vaccines Several countries, including the U.S., U.K.

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COVID-19 Emergency Committee highlights need for response efforts over long term

The Emergency Committee on COVID-19, convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR), held its fourth meeting on 31 July. In its statement following the meeting, published today, it expressed “appreciation for WHO and partners’ COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, and highlighted the anticipated lengthy duration of this COVID-19 pandemic, noting the importance of sustained community, national, regional, and global response efforts.”

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There may never be a 'silver bullet' treatment to beat coronavirus, WHO warns

There "might never be" a "silver bullet" treatment for the coronavirus pandemic, according to the director-general of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Anxious WHO implores world to 'do it all' in long war on COVID-19

GENEVA : The World Health Organization warned on Monday that there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID-19 in the form of a perfect vaccine and that the road to normality would be long, with some countries requiring a reset of strategy.More than 18.14 million people around the world are reported to have been infected with the disease and 688,080 have died, according to a Reuters tally, with some nations that thought they were over the worst experiencing a resurgence.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and WHO emergencies head Mike Ryan exhorted nations to rigorously enforce health measures such as mask-wearing, social distancing, hand-washing and testing."The message to people and governments is clear: 'Do it all',"

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There 'might never be a silver bullet treatment' for coronavirus, WHO warns

There 'might never be a silver bullet treatment' for the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).

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Global COVID-19 total surges past 17 million

The global COVID-19 total today crossed the 17 million case threshold, a day that also marked 6 months since the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations.

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Coronavirus: WHO releases COVID-19 Law Lab in collaboration with Georgetown University

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Coronavirus: WHO calls for more precautions as nightclub-related cases of COVID-19 transmission rise

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WHO head rejects U.S. criticism questioning his independence

World Health Organization said on Thursday that reported comments by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo questioning his independence were untrue and would not distract the organization from its work in fighting the coronavirus.Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has come under criticism, especially from U.S.

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Indigenous people especially ‘vulnerable’ to coronavirus pandemic, WHO warns

Canada’s Indigenous leaders say more help is needed as COVID-19 outbreaks rise “WHO is deeply concerned about the impact of the virus on indigenous peoples in the Americas, which remains the current epicentre of the pandemic.”Most recently, at least six cases have been detected among the Nahua people in the Peruvian Amazon, Tedros noted.The WHO boss urged nations to take all necessary health precautions, with special emphasis on contact tracing, to try and curb the COVID-19 disease’s spread. “We do not have to wait for a vaccine.

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What does life in a 'post-lockdown' world look like?

Stay informed with live updates on the current COVID-19 outbreak and visit our coronavirus hub for more advice on prevention and treatment.All over the world, there are heated debates around the legitimacy of loosening or maintaining restrictive rules.Even the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has recently expressed concern about the actions that some countries have taken in easing restrictions.In a press briefing on July 13, he warned that some countries might be giving up on lockdown too soon.“Let me [be] blunt,” he said in the briefing.

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WHO Director-General pays tribute to Spain’s sacrifices and leadership to confront COVID-19

World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today joined the leadership of Spain, paying homage to those who have lost their lives in the country due to COVID-19, saluting the heroic efforts of heath workers and praising the government’s resolute and robust response to reverse the virus’s transmission.

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Coronavirus: WHO slams ‘mixed messages’ from world leaders on COVID-19

World Health Organization’s chief on Monday slammed some government leaders for eroding public trust by sending mixed messages on the coronavirus and warned that their failures to stop their countries’ spiraling outbreaks mean there would be no return to normal “for the foreseeable future.”WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus did not call out specific politicians for criticism but said “too many countries are headed in the wrong direction” with the pandemic and some were not taking the proper steps to curb infections. U.S.

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Coronavirus pandemic ‘out of control’ and ‘getting worse’, WHO dramatically warns

coronavirus pandemic is getting worse and “remains public enemy number one”, the World Health Organisation has warned.WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made the stark statement today. During a member states mission briefing in Geneva, Switzerland, he said: “The virus can be brought under control.

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Dharavi a global role model of COVID management, says Maha CM

MUMBAI : Dharavi slum in Mumbai has emerged as a global role model for containing the spread of novel coronavirus, Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray said on Saturday against the backdrop of the WHO's praise.World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had said during a virtual press conference in Geneva on Friday that there were many examples from around the world that have shown that even if the outbreak is very intense, it can still be brought back under control."And some of these examples are Italy, Spain and South Korea, and even in Dharavi - a densely packed area in the megacity of Mumbai," he had said.Thackeray said that Dharavi has shown to the world that coronavirus spread can be contained

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Coronavirus pandemic 'accelerating' and 'getting worse', warns World Health Organisation

The World Health Organisation has warned the coronavirus pandemic has still not reached its peak - as lockdown measures are relaxed to make international travel easier.

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WHO sets up independent probe on how it’s handled coronavirus outbreak

The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments.Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have agreed to head the panel and chose its members, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual meeting with representatives of WHO’s 194 member states, which was webcast. U.S.

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WHO sets up panel to review handling of pandemic

GENEVA : The World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that it was setting up an independent panel to review its handling of the COVID-19 pandemic and the response by governments.Former New Zealand Prime Minister Helen Clark and former Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf have agreed to head the panel and chose its members, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual meeting with representatives of WHO's 194 member states, which was webcast."This is a time for self-reflection," Tedros said, noting that WHO's member states in May called unanimously for an evaluation of the global response to the pandemic.This story has been published from a wire agency feed without modifications to the text.

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Covid-19 pandemic plunges working world into crisis: ILO

GENEVA : Global leaders called for a comprehensive approach to counter the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, which International Labour Organization chief Guy Ryder said on Wednesday had plunged the world of work into "unprecedented crisis"."Let's be clear: it's not a choice between health or jobs and the economy.

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73 countries at risk of running out of HIV drugs due to Covid-19: WHO

WHO) is deeply concerned about the impact of COVID-19 on the global response to HIV, its Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said."A new WHO survey showed access to HIV medicines has been significantly curtailed as a result of the pandemic.

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Only half of children with HIV are getting treatment due to coronavirus: UN report

WHO discontinuing trials of hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs on COVID-19 patients “We were already off track for the 2020 targets, but COVID-19 is threatening to blow us completely of course,” said UNAIDS’ executive director, Winnie Byanyima.A World Health Organization survey found that 73 countries are at risk of running out of HIV medicines and 24 have critically low stocks.“Access to HIV medicines has been significantly curtailed” since the coronavirus pandemic began, said WHO’s chief, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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WHO team to visit China next week to investigate origin of coronavirus

WHO's Country Office in China picked up a statement from the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission on cases of 'viral pneumonia'. WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke in January about an agreement with China for sending a team of international experts "as soon as possible" to work on increasing the understanding of the outbreak.COVID-19 has killed over 500,000 people in the world and cases and deaths are increasing by the day.In an exclusive interview with ANI, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, WHO said that a "thorough investigation" needs to be done into the origins of the virus.She said that the WHO has been working with the Chinese government for the visit.

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More than 11 million people have COVID-19 across the world, according to Johns Hopkins

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WHO sees 1st results from COVID drug trials within 2 weeks

GENEVA : The World Health Organization expects initial results within two weeks from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be effective in treating COVID-19 patients, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing on Friday.Mike Ryan, head of the WHO's emergencies programme, said it would be unwise to predict when a COVID-19 vaccine could be ready for mass distribution. While a vaccine candidate might show its effectiveness by year's end, the question was how soon it could be mass produced, he told the briefing.

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WHO warns some nations still face 'long, hard' battle with covid-19

GENEVA : Nations who fail to use every mechanism available to combat the still-raging novel coronavirus will struggle to beat it, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday."Some countries ... have taken a fragmented approach.

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Coronavirus: WHO warns some countries still face ‘long, hard road ahead’ amid pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday they are concerned that some countries who have “not used all the tools at their disposal” amid the COVID-19 pandemic face a “long, hard road ahead” to beat the virus.

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WHO: Over 160,000 coronavirus cases reported every day in past week

The global coronavirus pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization has said, pointing out that June saw more than half of all cases reported since the start of the pandemic.

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'The worst is yet to come': Coronavirus pandemic 'not even close to being over,' WHO official warns

GENEVA - This week marks six months since the World Health Organization was first notified of the coronavirus pandemic, and officials with the organization have given a stark warning that COVID-19 is “not even close to being over.”WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday during a media briefing that people should reflect on the progress made and lessons learned in the crisis.

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WHO: Worst of pandemic 'yet to come'

Reaching the half-year milestone just as the death toll surpassed 500,000 and the number of confirmed infections topped 10 million, the WHO said it was a moment to recommit to the fight to save lives.

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Coronavirus: COVID-19 cases reach 10 million globally, WHO reflects on progress made and lessons learned

As the number of COVID-19 cases reaches 10 million globally, with 500,000 deaths worldwide, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that it’s a moment to “reflect on the progress we have made and the lessons we have learned” amid the pandemic.

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Coronavirus: WHO director-general says ‘the worst is yet to come’ regarding pandemic, pleads to ‘quarantine COVID politics’

On Monday, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr.

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Mint Lite | World faces oxygen shortage, Eiffel Tower reopens, WHO & other news

World faces oxygen shortageThe world faces a shortage of oxygen concentrators as the number of global covid-19 cases nears 10 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) head said on Wednesday. Cases are rising by about one million per week, pushing oxygen demand to 88,000 large cylinders per day, or 620,000 cubic metres of oxygen, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference.

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WHO warns of 'new and dangerous' coronavirus pandemic phase as case counts climb globally

GENEVA - The world is entering a “new and dangerous phase” in the coronavirus pandemic, and political leaders must come together to fight it, the head of the World Health Organization said."The pandemic is accelerating," WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned June 19.

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Luxembourg and WHO sign new Memorandum of Understanding, committing flexible funding to support WHO Triple billion targets

Today Luxembourg’s Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs and Minister of the Economy, Mr Franz Fayot, and WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus signed a new Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the period 2020-2023 in support of the Organization’s Thirteenth General Programme of work 2019-2023.

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Dexamethasone: the first drug to improve survival chances for Covid-19 patients

Sign up here for GlobalData's free bi-weekly Covid-19 report on the latest information your industry needs to know.On 16 June, the primary investigators of the UK’s RECOVERY trial announced that the commonly used, low-price corticosteroid dexamethasone has proven to be a potentially life-saving new treatment option for those critically ill with Covid-19 and requiring respiratory support. World Health Organization director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus noted: “This is the first treatment to be shown to reduce mortality in patients with Covid-19 requiring oxygen or ventilator support.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO warns threat of resurgence is ‘very real’

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO reports highest case numbers now coming from the Americas, South Asia as situation in Europe improves

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that while the coronavirus outbreak in Europe has been improving, it’s actually worsening around the world.

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Covid-19: WHO advises people to wear face masks in public

The World Health Organization (WHO) has changed its advice on face masks amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying they should be worn in places where the virus is widespread and physical distancing is difficult.

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Brits with health conditions or over 60 should wear medical masks, says WHO

Over-60s should wear medical grade masks to protect themselves from coronavirus, the World Health Organisation has said.

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WHO welcomes crucial new funding for vaccines

WHO welcomes funding commitments made at today’s Global Vaccine Summit, hosted virtually by the UK government. The Summit is Gavi, the Vaccine Alliance’s third pledging conference and follows the successful Berlin summit in January 2015.

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WHO says hydroxychloroquine coronavirus trials to resume

'On the basis of the available mortality data... the executive group will communicate with the principal investigators in the trial about resuming the hydroxychloroquine arm,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news briefing.

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Geneva—A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a major step forward in the global fight against drug resistance. But the data they provide reveals that a worrying number of bacterial infections are increasingly resistant to the medicines at hand to treat them.

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COVID-19 significantly impacts health services for noncommunicable diseases

GENEVA - Prevention and treatment services for noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) have been severely disrupted since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to a WHO survey released today. The survey, which was completed by 155 countries during a 3-week period in May, confirmed that the impact is global, but that low-income countries are most affected.

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International community rallies to support open research and science to fight COVID-19

Thirty countries and multiple international partners and institutions have signed up to support the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (C-TAP) an initiative aimed at making vaccines, tests, treatments and other health technologies to fight COVID-19 accessible to all.The Pool was first proposed in March by President Carlos Alvara

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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