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WHO is not the only one US broke up with, thanks to Trump

NEW DELHI: US President Donald Trump on Friday announced the termination of the country's relationship with the World Health Organisation (WHO) and said would divert the $450 million, which is America's annual contribution to the WHO, to other organisations and groups. The announcement came days after he wrote a four page letter to the WHO chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, demanding that the organisation announce reforms within 30 days on the back of growing tensions between the US and China over the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO, 37 other countries launch COVID-19 Technology Access Pool

On Friday, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the organization is joining 37 other countries and “numerous partners” to launch the COVID-19 Technology Access Pool (CTAP).

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WHO Manifesto for a healthy recovery from COVID-19

"The pandemic is a reminder of the intimate and delicate relationship between people and planet. Any efforts to make our world safer are doomed to fail unless they address the critical interface between people and pathogens, and the existential threat of climate change, that is making our Earth less habitable."

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WHO creates foundation to tap new funding sources

The WHO Foundation is being created as an independent grant-making entity that will support the organization's efforts to address the most pressing global health challenges

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WHO suspends clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine for Covid-19 treatment

The World Health Organization said on Monday it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine as a potential treatment for coronavirus.

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World Health Organisation temporarily suspends hydroxychloroquine trials in precautionary measure

The World Health Organization says it had temporarily suspended clinical trials of hydroxychloroquine, as a potential treatment for Covid-19 being carried out across a range of countries, as a precautionary measure.

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Coronavirus: U.S. calls for immediate start to review of WHO’s handling of pandemic

GENEVA ⁠— The United States called on the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday to begin work immediately on investigating the source of the novel coronavirus, as well as its handling of the response to the pandemic.

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80 million children can’t get vaccines because of the coronavirus pandemic: WHO

The coronavirus pandemic is interrupting immunization against diseases including measles, polio and cholera that could put the lives of nearly 80 million children under the age of 1 at risk, according to a new analysis from the World Health Organization and partners.

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‘We still have a long way to go’: WHO sees largest single-day increase in reported COVID-19 cases

New coronavirus clusters have surfaced around the world as nations struggle to balance restarting their economies and preventing infections.

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World reports largest ever increase in daily coronavirus cases

The World Health Organization expressed concern on Wednesday about the rising number of new coronavirus cases in poor countries, even as many rich nations have begun emerging from lockdown.

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WHO and International Olympic Committee team up to improve health through sport

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) today signed an agreement to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity.

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Donald Trump threatens to stop WHO funding

India, which was elected to the WHO’s decision-making board on Tuesday, said key focus must be on curbing covid-19

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Trump threatens permanent freeze on WHO funding in 30 days

US President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently freeze funding to the World Health Organization unless "substantive improvements" are made within the next 30 days.

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Coronavirus: WHO to probe pandemic origin

NEW DELHI : World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said an independent evaluation of the global coronavirus response would be launched as soon as possible and China, where covid originated, also backed such a review.

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Coronavirus outbreak: WHO chief says independent review of its pandemic handling to happen soon, promises transparency - globalnews.ca

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO chief says independent review of its pandemic handling to happen soon, promises transparency

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus promised during the world health assembly on Monday that an independent evaluation into its handling of the coronavirus response would be launched as soon as possible.

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WHO chief to review its pandemic handling, vows transparency

WHO chief said he would initiate an independent evaluation of its handling of the coronavirus pandemic at the earliest appropriate moment and vowed transparency and accountability

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WHO and Costa Rica preview technology pooling initiative to ensure access to COVID-19 health products for all

Geneva, 15 May 2020 – Presidents Carlos Alvarado Quesada of Costa Rica and Sebastián Piñera of Chile joined WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus today to announce progress on a technology platform that aims to lift access barriers to effective vaccines, medicines and other health products against COVID-19. Costa Rica proposed the idea at the beginning of the COVID-19 outbreak and several countries are now backing the proposal.

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WHO urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe

Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday it will not be easy to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the pandemic.

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WHO head urges global unity to help make Tokyo Olympics safe

GENEVA – The head of the World Health Organization said Saturday it will not be easy to make next year's Tokyo Olympics a safe global gathering after the pandemic.

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WHO studies possible Covid-19 link to rare disease in children

The World Health Organization has said it is studying a possible link between Covid-19 and a rare inflammatory illness that has sickened children in Europe and the United States, some of whom later died.

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WHO: People living longer and healthier lives but COVID-19 threatens to throw progress off track

All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals highlighted in the 2020 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.

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Substantial investment needed to avert mental health crisis

The COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting the need to urgently increase investment in services for mental health or risk a massive increase in mental health conditions in the coming months, according to a policy brief on COVID-19 and mental health issued by the United Nations today.

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U.N.: Work on COVID-19 vaccine candidates accelerated

Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks from WHO headquarters in Geneva, May 11, 2020. (Via WHO)

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UN says 7 or 8 `top' candidates for a COVID-19 vaccine exist

TANZANIA – The World Health Organization chief said Monday there are around seven or eight “top” candidates for a vaccine to combat the novel coronavirus and work on them is being accelerated.

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WHO urges 'extreme vigilance' as countries exit lockdown

The WHO warned against the notion in some countries that even if they do not take the measures needed to halt the spread of the virus, their populations will quickly build so-called 'herd immunity'

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WHO Statement on false allegations in Der Spiegel

Der Spiegel reports of a 21 January, 2020, telephone conversation between WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and President Xi Jingping of China are unfounded and untrue.

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China supports WHO-led review of global pandemic response

China said Friday it supports a World Health Organization-led review into the global response to the coronavirus outbreak, but only "after the pandemic is over".

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Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus - Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says world should focus on ‘fighting the fire’ amid criticism of their handling of pandemic - globalnews.ca

Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says world should focus on ‘fighting the fire’ amid criticism of their handling of pandemic

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says world must work hard to prepare for the next pandemic

World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the world must work hard to prepare for the next pandemic while responding to the current COVID-19 crisis, adding that it’s an opportunity to build resilient health systems around the world which can withstand any potential future pandemics.

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Social distancing and hand washing must continue after lockdown, WHO experts warn

Social-distancing and hand washing must continue after countries ease coronavirus lockdowns, global health experts have warned.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Countries pledge €7.4 billion for COVID-19 vaccine, therapeutics says WHO

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO defends timing of public health emergency declaration

World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended the WHO’s handling of its response to the COVID-19 pandemic on Friday, saying that the organization had declared an health emergency with enough time for countries to “intervene.” He said that at the time a public health emergency was declared on Jan.

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Coronavirus outbreak: Three months since global emergency declared due to COVID-19

World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that Wednesday marks three months since the WHO declared a state of emergency amid the spread of COVID-19.

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Coronavirus pandemic far from over, worried about children, says WHO chief Tedros

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus he was deeply concerned about the impact of the disruption of normal health services, especially on children

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'Coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, we have a long way to go': WHO

The global coronavirus crisis will not end any time soon, with many countries still in the early stages of the fight, health experts have warned as researchers revealed the first US deaths from the disease came weeks before the alarm was raised there.

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Covid-19 will be with us for a long time and can easily ignite: WHO

Most countries are still in the early stages of dealing with the new coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organization said Wednesday while the global case count crossed 2.5 million, adding that most people on the planet remain susceptible to Covid-19.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO director thanks organizers and participants of One World at Home concert

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO welcomes using of antibody tests to detect COVID-19

World Health Organization (WHO) director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the organization welcomes accelerated development and validation of tests to detect COVID-19 antibodies that are helping officials understand the extent of the infection in the population.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says One World concert raised more than US$127 million

World Health Organization (WHO) director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that the One World at Home concert raised more than US$127 million to support several organizations responding to the global pandemic, including US$55 million for WHO solidarity response fund.

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Coronavirus: WHO chief Tedros says worst of Covid-19 outbreak yet to come

WHO chief Tedros warned that 'the worst is yet ahead of us' in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beginning to ease restrictive measures

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‘Worst is yet ahead of us’ in coronavirus outbreak, WHO warns

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus outbreak, raising new alarm bells about the pandemic just as many countries are beginning to ease restrictive measures.

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Lady Gaga calls WHO chief 'superstar,' praises media -- as Trump looks to defund agency

Lady Gaga on Friday called the head of the World Health Organization a “superstar," just days after President Trump announced the U.S. would halt funding over the agency's handling of the coronavirus.

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Coronavirus outbreak: First UN solidarity flight sends PPE, ventilators and lab supplies to African countries

World Health Organization Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the first United Nations solidarity flight took off transporting personal protective equipment, ventilators, and lab supplies to many countries across Africa.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO regrets Trump’s decision to pull funding

World Health Organization’s director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that he regrets U.S.

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Coronavirus outbreak: WHO says it works with all countries “equally without regard to their sizes and economies”

World Health Organization’s director-general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the organization’s commitment to public health and serving all the people of the world without any fear remains “absolute” despite the recent decision by the U.S.

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World Health Organization ‘regrets’ Trump decision to withhold funding

The World Health Organization (WHO) regrets the U.S. decision to withdraw funding from the organization, its director-general said Wednesday.

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New Ebola case confirmed in the Democratic Republic of the Congo

A new case of Ebola virus disease was confirmed today in the city of Beni in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC).

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Covid-19 is 10 times more deadly than swine flu: WHO

WHO chief pointed out that while COVID-19 had accelerated quickly, 'it decelerates much more slowly'

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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