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WHO Says U.S.'s Claim of Covid-19 Origin 'Remains Speculative'
May.04 -- Mike Ryan, head of health emergencies at the World Health Organization, responds to U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo's claim that "enormous evidence" shows the novel coronavirus outbreak began in a laboratory in Wuhan,...
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Taiwan Urges WHO to Let It Join Key Annual Meeting
May.06 -- Taiwan urged the World Health Organization to allow it to rejoin a key global health assembly later this month despite objections from China. Meanwhile, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo again criticized China’s handling of...
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Trump Says He Disagrees With Fauci About Reopening Schools
May.13 -- President Donald Trump says National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Director Anthony Fauci wants to "play all sides of the equation" and adds that he disagrees with his concerns about reopening the economy.
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Trump Aide Accuses China of Using Travelers to 'Seed' Virus
May.17 -- China is set to be challenged on its handling of the coronavirus and the status of Taiwan’s participation at the first meeting of the World Health Organization’s governing body since Covid-19 stormed the globe. Meanwhile, White...
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Pandemic Not Even Close to Being Over, WHO Director-General Says
Jun.29 -- World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says living with the Covid-19 pandemic is the "new normal" and reminds nations that "we are all in this together for the long haul."
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W.H.O.: Only Aggressive Action, Unity Can Turn Pandemic Around
Director of emergency health program said it is "very unlikely" countries can fully eradicate COVID-19 right now.
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Bolsonaro Testing Positive Brings Home Reality of Covid-19, WHO Says
Jul.07 -- Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro testing positive for Covid-19 brings home the reality that everyone is vulnerable to Covid-19, Dr. Michael Ryan, executive director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Program,...
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Fauci Says U.S. Needs 'Time Out' to Get Virus Under Better Control
Jul.16 -- Dr. Anthony Fauci, White House coronavirus task force member and director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, says the U.S. has been a "mixed bag" when it comes to controlling the spread of Covid-19....
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CDC Chief Sees Covid Vaccine to Public Probable in Mid-2021
Sep.16 -- A Covid-19 vaccine could be made available to the American public in the "late second quarter, third quarter of 2021," Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Robert Redfield says during testimony before a Senate...
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COVID-19 Cases Surging In Europe
The World Health Organization warns lifting coronavirus restrictions too soon could make for a deadly 2021.
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Australia: No COVID-19 Deaths for 2 Days
Australia number of new cases also is down, with just 16 reported in 24 hours.
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WHO Says Lack of Quarantine Spurred Coronavirus Cases
Oct.19 -- Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization's emergencies program, reiterates the importance of adhering to quarantine rules for those who test positive and those who have come in contact with a positive case, as Europe...
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WHO Is Aware of Virus Variant, Executive Director Says
Dec.14 -- World Health Organization Executive Director Michael Ryan says the United Nations agency is aware of a genetic variant of the virus identified in about 1,000 individuals in the U.K. He speaks at a press briefing in Geneva....
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WHO Investigating Coronavirus Outbreak At Headquarters
Five staff members at the W.H.O.'s headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, tested positive this week.
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Biden's Relief Plan Is 'Big and Bold,' Rep. Meeks Says
Jan.14 -- Democratic U.S. Representative Gregory Meeks, the new chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, discusses Joe Biden's stimulus proposal. The president-elect will ask Congress for $1.9 trillion to fund immediate relief...
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India Reports 320,000 New COVID-19 Cases
India's top health official is calling for people to wear masks at home to prevent spread.
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Daily politics briefing: February 10
A look at the key figures and dates in the world of politics on February 10 as World Health Organisation experts say it s ‘extremely unlikely’ that Covid-19 originated from a laboratory-related incident.
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W.H.O. Proposes Global Treaty To Prepare For Next Pandemic
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said it would be a "monumental error" for anyone to think the danger has passed.
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W.H.O. Warns About Variant First Found In India
The country's latest seven-day average of new cases set another record high at nearly 400,000 cases.
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AP: W.H.O. To Release Virus Report Soon
The investigation into origin of COVID-19 determines lab leak to be "extremely unlikely."
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W.H.O. To Release Report On Coronavirus Origins Report
It's expected to say the virus coming from a lab leak is very unlikely.
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White House: China Hasn't Met Standard on Covid Transparency
May.26 -- White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre discusses President Joe Biden's decision to order the U.S. intelligence community to "redouble" its effort to determine where the coronavirus came from. She speaks at a press briefing....
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WHO Chief Calls For Halt On COVID Booster Shots
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for the moratorium because there is a gaping imbalance in worldwide access to vaccines.
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Fauci Says U.S. Headed In 'Wrong Direction'
More than 163 million people, or 49% of the total U.S. population, are fully vaccinated, according to CDC data.