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Montreal monkeypox cases plateauing, but officials concerned by rises elsewhere
Monkeypox cases in Montreal appear to be stabilizing, but authorities say they're worried that the numbers could go up because of the soaring number of cases in the U.S., busy tour season and a low vaccination rate.
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Monkeypox Declared A Global Health Emergency By The Who
The monkeypox outbreak has been declared a global health emergency by the World Health Organization (WHO).Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO said the organisation’s committee had been unable to reach a consensus...
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COVID-19 deaths nearly 3 times higher than official data, says WHO report
The World Health Organization says nearly 15 million people around the world died from COVID-19, either directly or indirectly, by the end of 2021.
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Nearly 15 million people died in COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
The World Health Organization estimates almost 15 million people around the world have died as a result of COVID-19 or the pandemic’s burden on health-care systems over the past two years.
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Humanitarian situation in Ukraine deteriorating, WHO says
Nearly a quarter of Ukraine's population has been forcibly displaced by the Russian invasion, said World Health Organization director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. That is leading to a deepening of the humanitarian crisis in the...
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Ukraine health system 'engulfed' in war crisis, says WHO
The World Health Organization says about 1,000 health-care entities in Ukraine are at or near the front lines of the war and some hospitals are being abandoned because they can no longer function.
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Ukraine desperately needs oxygen at hospitals, says WHO
The World Health Organization is trying to establish a safe corridor to deliver medical supplies to Ukraine, among them oxygen, which is critical for hospitals.
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'Moral obligation' to help other countries end COVID-19 pandemic: Norwegian PM
Despite lifting COVID-19 restrictions, richer countries maintain a moral responsibility to help end the COVID-19 pandemic around the world, says Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere.
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Don't abandon what works to curb COVID-19, pleads WHO
COVID-19 cases have jumped dramatically in the last week, so now is not the time to give up on public health measures that work, says the WHO.
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Countries need to find right balance on length of coronavirus quarantine: WHO
A risk-based approach that protects vulnerable people from COVID-19 needs to be taken when countries, like the U.S., decide to shorten the quarantine period for infected people.
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Omicron spreading in nations with high immunity, WHO says
The World Health Organization says the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus has been reported in 89 countries — with COVID-19 cases doubling approximately every one to three days.
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Pfizer says 3 shots neutralize omicron variant in early findings
Pfizer-BioNTech have reported early findings that show three doses of their COVID-19 vaccine are more effective than two when it comes to neutralizing the omicron variant in lab settings. The World Health Organization cautioned against...
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South Africa seeing explosive growth in coronavirus, says specialist
South Africa has only been able to sequence a small number of new COVID-19 cases amid the rapidly rising numbers, but most of the the sequenced cases are the new variant omicron, says infectious disease specialist Dr. Anne von Gottberg....
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WHO warns 'bit of a roller coaster' coming on information about omicron
The World Health Organization’s emergencies director, Mike Ryan, says the transparency around rapidly emerging data on the coronavirus variant omicron is empowering but recognizes how unsettling it is to be hearing bits of information in...
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Vaccine sharing more effective than travel bans, WHO says
As fears grow about the omicron variant, there needs to be 'more of a sense of urgency' on sharing vaccines, says Dr. Peter Singer, special adviser to the director general of the World Health Organization. 'This is a five-alarm blaze and...
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WHO warns how world should respond in omicron's 'early days'
The World Health Organization says that every tool used to fight the delta coronavirus variant needs to be strengthened against omicron.(Fabrice Coffrini/Reuters)
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World AIDS Day: HIV diagnoses dropped by 24% during COVID-19 pandemic
In many countries, lockdowns have led to steep drops in HIV diagnoses, referrals to care services, and HIV treatment initiations, according to two reports.
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WHO assessing new coronavirus variant that could be 'worst yet'
The World Health Organization is meeting to assess the implications of a new coronavirus variant, B.1.1.529, first identified in South Africa. The European Union, the U.K. and other countries are moving to stop air travel from southern...
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Europe and Central Asia could see 700k extra COVID deaths by March 1, warns WHO
“Cumulative reported deaths are projected to reach over 2.2 million by spring next year, based on current trends,” WHO said in a statement.
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'No country can simply vaccinate its way out of the pandemic': WHO
As Europe combats a major surge in new COVID-19 cases, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus cautioned that "vaccines do not replace the need for other precautions." He urged people to follow pandemic restrictions in addition to getting...
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WHO challenges world leaders to end COVID-19 pandemic
After the world passed the 'tragic milestone' of five million deaths from the coronavirus, the World Health Organization warned that the trajectory for the pandemic's path in 2022 is in people's hands but says they must make the right...
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WHO calls on rich countries to help poorer nations during pandemic
The World Health Organization is again pushing rich countries to help poorer countries combat COVID-19, saying a $23-billion contribution will help save millions of lives and help end the pandemic. (Fabrice Coffrini/Reuters)
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COVID-19: UK resists new restrictions as Romania looks to EU for help
According to AFP, COVID-19 has killed at least 4.9 million people worldwide since the end of December 2019.
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'Wouldn't be a surprise' if omicron variant already in Canada, says WHO official
Dr. Peter Singer, special adviser to the director general of the World Health Organization, joins Rosemary Barton Live to discuss how concerned countries around the world, including Canada, should be about the new omicron variant.