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Children, College Students Diagnosed With Monkeypox Raise Alarm
School-age children diagnosed with monkeypox are raising concern before the return to school, but officials say the spread of risk is still small.
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WHO: Is Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic? Not Yet
Feb.24 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discusses the sudden increase in new coronavirus cases in Iran, Italy and South Korea during a news conference in Geneva.
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WHO Declares Coronavirus A Pandemic
The head of the WHO said this doesn't change the assessment of threat but urged countries to work harder to contain the virus.
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WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Pandemic as Cases Soar
Mar.11 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus discusses the updated characterization of the global coronavirus outbreak during a news conference in Geneva.
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Wuhan, China Shuts Down As WHO Weighs A Coronavirus Health Emergency
The WHO says its needs more time and data before declaring coronavirus a "public health emergency of international concern."
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Wuhan, China Shuts Down As WHO Weighs A Coronavirus Health Emergency
The WHO says for now, the coronavirus outbreak is only spreading from person to person inside China.
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First Person Outside Of China Dies Of Coronavirus
As of Sunday, the number of confirmed cases on China's mainland surpass 14,000.
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China Says All Coronavirus Patients in Wuhan Have Been Discharged
The city where the coronavirus is believed to have originated says hospitals have discharged all coronavirus patients and can return to normal.
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Coronavirus Has Made China a 'Juicy' Target for Trump, Bremmer Says
Apr.20 -- Ian Bremmer, founder and president of Eurasia Group and GZERO Media, says the U.S. was late to protecting against coronavirus because of China's cover-up of the pandemic. He speaks with Bloomberg's Amanda Lang and Shery Ahn on...
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WHO Warns Some Countries Are Headed For 'Blind Driving' Into Reopening
As the world enters phased reopenings, new outbreaks are starting, and the WHO warns countries need the capacity to fight them before going ahead.
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WHO Chief Regrets Trump's Decision to Halt Funding
Apr.15 -- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of World Health Organization, responds to President Donald Trump’s decision to halt funding for the WHO pending a review of the organization’s efforts to stop the coronavirus...
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WHO Chief Tedros: the Pandemic Is Far From Over
Apr.27 -- Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the World Health Organization is concerned about the rising number of cases in Latin America, Africa, some Asian countries, as well as eastern Europe, adding that the pandemic is...
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WHO: China Mission Origin Study Would Start in Wuhan
Aug.10 -- Maria Van Kerkhove, the technical lead officer on Covid-19 at the World Health Organization, says the agency's mission to investigate the virus’s origins would start in Wuhan, where the first cases were identified. (Excerpt)
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WHO's Ryan Says Using Homemade Face Masks Isn't a Bad Idea
Apr.03 -- U.S. and international health authorities have mostly relied on virus-fighting measures such as physical distancing, while recommending frequent hand-washing. Masks, they’ve said, may serve little purpose among untrained users...
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Zuckerberg Tells Fauci He's Disappointed by U.S. Covid Response
Jul.16 -- Facebook Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg says he is disappointed in the government’s response to the coronavirus. He speaks during an interview with Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country’s top infectious disease expert.
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Russia's Vaccine Claims Come With Little Evidence, Incomplete Testing
Russian President Vladimir Putin touted a breakthrough with a homegrown vaccine. But experts are deeply skeptical, and the testing process isn't over.
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First Confirmed Case Of COVID-19 Reinfection
A 33-year-old man who first contracted COVID-19 in March got the virus again four and a half months later while traveling.
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U.S. Ambassador Criticizes WHO, China Over Coronavirus
Ambassador Kelly Craft said the WHO damaged its reputation and helped China "lie to the world."
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Economy Can Handle Overheating From Biden's Stimulus Plan: Summers
Jan.15 -- Former U.S. Treasury Secretary Lawrence H. Summers, a Wall Street Week contributor and adviser to Pres.-elect Biden's campaign, says the economy will overheat if Pres.-elect Biden's stimulus plan is passed as written, but says...
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WHO Scientists Search For Coronavirus Origins In Wuhan, China
The global research team is in Wuhan, China, where the first human COVID-19 infection was reported in 2019.
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WHO 'Disappointed' as Team Encounters China Visa Issues
Jan.05 -- World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says he's "disappointed" after the agency's team investigating the origins of the Covid-19 virus has been temporarily prevented from entering China because...
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World Leaders Call For Pandemic Treaty
The idea for a treaty was floated by EU officials last November.
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WHO Science Council Member on Virus Variants, Vaccines
May.03 -- Adeeba Kamarulzaman, a newly appointed member of the World Health Organization Science Council and president of the International AIDS Society, discusses the coronavirus pandemic and the vaccine rollouts. Global Covid-19 cases...
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Taiwan Is 'Quite Sure' it Can Control Covid Outbreak: Fmr. VP
May.17 -- Chen Chien-jen, Taiwan's former vice president who was the health minister during the SARS pandemic, discusses the governments efforts in fighting the coronavirus outbreak. Taipei City will close high schools, elementary...