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Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 storyThat the Chinese government muzzled scientists, hindered international investigations and censored online discussion of the pandemic is wel...
228 probable unexplained cases of child hepatitis: WHO"As of May 1, at least 228 probable cases were reported to WHO from 20 countries, with over 50 additional cases under investigation," WHO s...
Russia widens attacks on Ukrainian citiesWhile Russia was attacking a wide circle of cities Friday, Russian and Ukrainian forces were girding for what is shaping up to be a climact...
Fears of medical shortages and disease in Ukraine after Russian invasionFears of a wider public health crisis are growing as people flee their homes, health services are interrupted and supplies fail to reach Uk...
How Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, got its nameThere are now seven “variants of interest” or “variants of concern,” and they each have a Greek letter, according to a WHO tracking page.
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in ChinaWHO and Chinese experts issued a first report in March that laid out four hypotheses about how the pandemic emerged. The joint team said th...
Rush to hospitals, big gatherings worsen India COVID crisis - WHOIndia's death toll is now pushing towards 200,000, and hospitals that do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds are turning away coronavi...
World Health Organization says discussing new COVID-19 vaccine with RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 v...
WHO ministerial to open on May 18; UNICEF seeks flights for vaccinesThe annual meeting of health ministers will take place virtually from May 18, with the focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Org...
Xi Jinping says China facing 'big test' with virus, global impact spreadsIn a rare admission, at a meeting to coordinate the fight against the virus, Xi added that China must learn from "obvious shortcomings expo...
Coronavirus death toll jumps past 500 in China, more cases found on cruise ship off JapanHubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, reported 70 new deaths on Wednesday and 2,987 new confirmed cases - more than 80% of the tot...
WHO calls emergency meeting on yellow fever outbreakWHO has sent 11.7 million doses to Angola and there are plans to vaccinate 2.2 million people in DR Congo.