WHO looks at end of the year to conclude COVID emergency
The World Health Organization is eyeing to end the global health emergency on COVID-19 by the end of the year, ...
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WHO may end COVID crisis
But says dropping its emergency status doesn't mean pandemic is over The World Health Organization (WHO) is working to declare ...
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Monkeypox can be stopped outside endemic countries: WHO
The monkeypox outbreaks in non-endemic countries can be contained and human-to-human transmission of the virus stopped, the World Health Organization ...
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Omicron mutations, social activities fuel global surge
The World Health Organization said the spread of Omicron was down to a combination of factors, including the make-up of ...
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WHO warns mild effects not conclusive, risks include severe illness, death The World Health Organization (WHO) has cautioned against treating ...
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Greek alphabet letters for variants
COVID-19 variants are to be known by letters of the Greek alphabet to avoid stigmatizing nations where they were first ...
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WHO tags Indian strain more infectious (or contagious), of ‘global concern‘
A COVID-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been ...
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Closing borders not sustainable vs. virus–WHO
Geneva—Keeping borders closed to halt the spread of COVID-19 is unsustainable, the World Health Organization said Monday, urging countries to ...
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WHO studying evidence on airborne virus transmission
The WHO said Tuesday it would study fresh evidence on airborne transmission of the coronavirus, after an international group of ...
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