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What the future of Covid could look like in Ireland as WHO warns virus still has 'a lot of energy left'

Speaking about the trajectory of the disease, it said most likely, the severity of Covid would wane over time as greater public immunity is developed

Irish Mirror

WHO lays out plan to emerge from emergency phase of pandemic

The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out key strategies that, if implemented in 2022, would allow the world to end the emergency phase of the pandemic.

Reuters

WHO Says Most Likely Scenario Shows COVID Severity Will Decrease over Time

The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out three possible scenarios for how the pandemic will evolve this year. "Based on what we know now, the most likely scenario is that the COVID-19 virus continues to evolve, but the severity of disease it causes…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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WHO says most likely scenario shows COVID severity will decrease over time

The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying out three possible scenarios for how the pandemic will evolve this year.

Reuters

Live updates: Mayor reports several missiles hit Lviv

Lviv Mayor Andriy Sadovyi said Friday on Telegram that several missiles hit a facility used to repair military aircraft and damaged a bus repair facility

The Independent UK

WHO Says It Has 43 Verified Attacks on Health Care in Ukraine

The World Health Organization has verified 43 attacks on health care in Ukraine, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the UN Security Council on Thursday. According to Ghebreyesus, the attacks killed killed 12 people and injured dozens more, including health workers. “In any conflict, attacks on health care are a…

Asharq Al-Awsat

‘Nowhere on earth are people more at risk than Tigray,’ says WHO chief

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says even with war in Ukraine, the world must not forget the crisis unfolding ‘out of sight’ in Ethiopia’s northern region

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WHO Chief: World's worst health crisis is in Ethiopia

As much of the world’s attention is focused on the bloodshed in Ukraine, the head of the World Health Organization saya there is ”nowhere on earth where the health of millions of people is more under threat" than Ethiopia's Tigray region

The Independent UK

WHO Frustration Two Years on Since Pandemic Declaration

Friday marks two years to the day since the World Health Organization first described Covid-19 as a pandemic, shaking countries into action as the disease ripped around the planet. The once-in-a-century pandemic has turned the world upside down, claiming more than six million lives and infecting at least 450 million…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Six African countries to kick off mRNA vaccines production

The WHO said it would work with these countries to develop a roadmap of training and support to produce the jabs.

Al Jazeera

COVID pandemic’s ‘acute phase’ could end by midyear: WHO

WHO head Tedros says acute phase of pandemic could end by middle of the year if 70 percent of the world gets jabbed.

Al Jazeera

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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WHO chief, Taliban delegation discuss 'dire' health crisis in Afghanistan

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that he met the 10-member Taliban delegation headed by health minister Qalander Ebad and discussed the "dire" health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

Dynamite News

WHO Chief Says Discussed Collaboration on COVID Origins with Chinese Premier

The head of the World Health Organization said on Saturday he had discussed with Chinese Premier Li Keqiang the need for stronger collaboration on the origins of COVID-19, a subject of controversy that has strained Beijing's relations with the West. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has previously pressed China to be more…

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The Guardian - UK

Covid news: UK reports 259 deaths; Turkish president tests positive – as it happened

New Zealand and Russia both report record number of daily coronavirus cases

The Independent UK

Chinese dissident Ai voices criticism as Winter Games open

The dissident Chinese architect behind the Beijing stadium hosting Friday’s opening ceremony of the Winter Games has scoffed at the head of the U.N. health agency

France 24

WHO warns it is 'premature' to declare victory or stop fight against Covid-19

The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over Covid-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission.

The Independent UK

WHO says it's probing alleged racism, abuse by top director

The head of the World Health Organization said there is an investigation underway into alleged reports the U.N. health agency’s top official in the Western Pacific engaged in racist, unethical and abusive behavior

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The Conversation

WHO head Tedros faces a challenge all humanitarians know well

In 2017, the World Health Organisation (WHO) appointed Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as its director general. He’s the first African and the first person from the global south to occupy this high office.

ABC News

WHO backs Neil Young's Spotify boycott over Joe Rogan's COVID-19 vaccine 'misinformation'

After removing his music from Spotify over what he says is COVID-19 vaccine misinformation aired on The Joe Rogan Experience podcast, veteran rocker Neil Young wins the praise of the World Health Organization's chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

The Independent UK

WHO chief makes case for 2nd term as Ethiopia criticizes him

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has laid out more plans to fight the virus and other priorities as he pitched his case for a new five-year term

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia slams WHO chief at international meeting over Tigray comments

An Ethiopian ambassador slammed the World Health Organization's chief over his comments on the Tigray conflict, during the WHO's executive board meeting in Geneva.

The Guardian - UK

‘Paradigm shift’ needed in way WHO is funded, says director general

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Covid pandemic has proven that health is ‘an international issue’

ABC News

WHO head says it is 'dangerous' to assume pandemic is nearing end, but says 'acute phase' could end this year

The head of the World Health Organization says it would be dangerous to assume Omicron will be the last variant to emerge.

Reuters

With U.S. support in doubt, WHO chief praises top donor Germany

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that Germany had become its largest donor as data from the U.N. agency showed it looked set to surpass former top contributor Washington for the latest funding period.

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