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A boy receives polio vaccination drops during a house-to-house vaccination campaign in Sanaa, Yemen, 20 February, 2017. PHOTO: REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah
Africa

Malawi detects polio, first wild case in Africa in over 5 years

Detection of type 1 wild poliovirus (WPV1) outside the world's two remaining endemic countries, Pakistan and Afghanistan, is a serious concern and underscores the importance of prioritising...

Test tube labelled "Covid-19 Omicron variant test positive" is seen in this illustration picture taken 15 January, 2022. PHOTO: REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration
Coronavirus chronicle

How Omicron highlights fading hope of herd immunity from Covid

N95s offer ‘highest protection’, cloth masks ‘least’: CDC
Coronavirus chronicle

N95s offer ‘highest protection’, cloth masks ‘least’: CDC

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO reports all-time global high of daily coronavirus cases

The World Health Organization logo is pictured at the entrance of the WHO building, in Geneva, Switzerland, December 20, 2021. Photo :Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO recommends two new drugs to treat Covid-19

Computer image of a betacoronavirus which is the type of virus linked to Covid-19
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO reports record-breaking number of new coronavirus cases over 2.6 mln

A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms

UN Secretary General António Guterres. UNB
World+Biz

UN chief calls on global society to be prepared for new pandemic outbreaks

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020/Reuters.
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO says blanket use of booster dose will only widen vaccine inequality, prolong pandemic

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Coronavirus chronicle

'Significant surge' in European cases expected as Omicron spreads, says WHO

An employee holds a vial containing Sputnik vaccine at a factory of Hankook Korus Pharm, in Chuncheon, South Korea September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Europe

Russian vaccine tourism catches on after Sputnik V hits WHO snag

The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by a small-particle haze which hangs above the skyline in Paris, France, December 9, 2016 as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
World+Biz

New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
Coronavirus chronicle

Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots - WHO's Tedros