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WHO To Resume Testing Hydroxychloroquine For COVID-19 Treatment
The agency had suspended testing after a study suggested it posed an increased risk of heart issues in COVID-19 patients.
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Covid pandemic anniversary marked at Arboretum
A ceremony and minute's silence is held at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire on the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic. Interviews with Ellie Orton, chief executive of NHS Charities Together, and paramedic Jason...
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The Humanitarian Crisis In Afghanistan Is Getting Worse
Desperate families with malnourished children and COVID-19 cases are pouring into hospitals around the country but the hospitals are not equipped.
Bloomberg
WHO Chief Concerned About 'Vaccine Nationalism'
Aug.13 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus urges global solidarity in the development of a Covid-19 vaccine and warns about the risk of price gouging.
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Trump Declares State of Emergency Over Coronavirus
Mar.13 -- President Donald Trump declares a national emergency over the coronavirus outbreak, invoking the Stafford Act to open the door to more federal aid for states and municipalities.
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Investors Need to Reprice Risk Amid Virus Spread: State Street
Feb.24 -- Timothy Graf, head of macro strategy EMEA at State Street, and Kit Juckes, chief FX strategist at Societe Generale, discuss the impact of the coronavirus on equities, foreign-exchange markets and the global economy. They speak...
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CDC Confirms First Human-to-Human U.S. Coronavirus Infection
Jan.30 -- The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported the first case of human-to-human transmission of the coronavirus in the U.S., after a woman who traveled to China and had already been diagnosed infected her husband. Max...
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Authors Retract Study On Hydroxychloroquine
The Lancet medical journal said the authors were "unable to complete an independent audit of the data underpinning their analysis."
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WHO Says Covid-19 'May Never Go Away'
May.13 -- Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, says Covid-19 "may never go away," and that the "massive moonshot" of finding a vaccine will be only the first step toward eradicating the disease....
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People in Virus Hot Spots Should Wear Masks: Professor
Jun.28 -- Mary-Louise McLaws, professor at University of New South Wales and a member of the World Health Organization Health Emergencies Program Experts Advisory Panel for Infection Prevention and Control Preparedness, Readiness and...
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Polio Is Closer To Being Eliminated Completely Than Ever Before
Two of three strains have now been eliminated worldwide.
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Millions in Shanghai Remain Under Strict Covid Lockdown
Millions of residents in Shanghai still remain under strict Covid lockdown despite authorities claiming victory over the latest outbreak. Meanwhile, Singapore Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said the island-state could face the next Covid...
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Free Trade of Medical Supplies Key to Virus Fight: Johns Hopkins' Krueger
May.13 -- Anne Krueger, senior research professor of international economics at the Johns Hopkins University School for Advanced International Studies, discusses her post-pandemic outlook with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn on "Bloomberg...
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WHO to Begin Independent Evaluation of Its Response to Virus: Tedros
May.19 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the agency will conduct an independent evaluation of the U.N. agency’s response to the coronavirus outbreak "at the earliest appropriate moment.” He...
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WHO Science Council Member: Test, Trace, Isolation Strategy Is Key
Jul.15 -- Adeeba Kamarulzaman, professor of medicine and infectious diseases at the University of Malaya and a member of the World Health Organization Science Council, talks about the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic in Southeast...
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Study: Common Steroids Are Effective Treatment In COVID-19 Patients
An analysis of seven international trials found low doses of steroids improved survival rates regardless of age, gender, or length of illness.
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Vaccine Hoarding By Wealthy Nations Leaves Poorer Countries Behind
As wealthy countries pre-order enough doses to inoculate their populations multiple times over, poorer nations lose out on limited vaccine supply.
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WHO Walks Back Statement That Asymptomatic COVID-19 Spread Is Rare
A World Health Organization official clarified a prior statement that asymptomatic transmission of the coronavirus is rare.
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President Trump Cuts Ties With World Health Organization
President Trump has repeatedly criticized the WHO's response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Safe Reopening of Schools Should Be a Priority, Johns Hopkins' Adalja Says
Jul.09 -- Dr. Amesh Adalja, a senior scholar at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, says all indoor space and activity has to be redesigned amid the Covid-19 pandemic. He speaks with Bloomberg's Guy Johnson and Alix...
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81% Of The World's 11-To-17-Year-Olds Aren't Active Enough
The World Health Organization found 81% of adolescents worldwide aren't getting enough exercise, and that there's a gender gap for activity worldwide.
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WHO Records New Single Day Record Of Global COVID-19 Cases
This is the second time single -day global cases of COVID-19 have surpassed 300,000.
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Xi: China’s Virus Vaccine Will Be 'Global Public Good' When Available
May.18 -- China President Xi Jinping said the country has been acting with transparency and responsibility all along since the coronavirus outbreak began, and provided information to the World Health Organization and countries in the...
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WHO: Covid-19 Increase in Latin America 'Deep Concern'
Jun.10 -- Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s emergencies program, says the persistent increase in Covid-19 cases in Latin America is of "deep concern." He spoke Wednesday at the agency's briefing in Geneva. (Excerpt)