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WHO chief praises South Africa's work to make COVID vaccines

The visiting chief of the World Health Organization says that South Africa’s efforts to produce vaccines are key to helping the African continent become more self-sufficient in inoculations to combat COVID-19 and many other diseases

The Independent UK

Indonesia to urge G20 to establish global health fund

Indonesia will urge the Group of 20 leading economies to establish a global body that can dispense emergency funds during a health crisis, functioning in a similar way to international financial institutions, its health minister said on Friday.

Reuters

Exclusive-EU, Gates Foundation to support African medicines agency -source

The European Union and the Gates Foundation are set to announce financial support for nascent efforts to set up an African medicines regulator to boost the continent's drugs and vaccine production, a person familiar with the matter told Reuters.

Reuters

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Winter Olympics 2022: do athletes have to contend with high levels of air pollution?

Thousands of athletes are now competing in Winter Olympics events across three places in China – Beijing, Yanqing, and Zhangjiakou. But given that air pollution in many Chinese cities is high, does it pose a threat to the athletes?

The Conversation

Johnson receives ‘partygate’ police questionnaire – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Coronavirus updates | February 11, 2022

Pandemic has not ended as more variants expected: WHO chief scientist.

The Hindu

Preprint Suggests, Vir-GSK's COVID-19 Antibody Can Evade Omicron Sub-Variant

In January, amid the omicron surge, WHO's expert panel recommended GlaxoSmithKline Plc (NYSE

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Africa moving toward control of COVID-19 says WHO director

The World Health Organization’s Africa director Matshidiso Moeti says Africa is moving to the “control phase” of the COVID-19 pandemic and increased vaccination rates will be crucial in helping the continent live with the disease

The Independent UK

Africa transitioning out of pandemic phase of Covid, WHO says

UN body also says continent’s case numbers may have been seven times higher than official data suggests

The Guardian - UK

WHO chief, Taliban delegation discuss 'dire' health crisis in Afghanistan

World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that he met the 10-member Taliban delegation headed by health minister Qalander Ebad and discussed the "dire" health and humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan.

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Covid Ireland: WHO chief's stark warning as he says pandemic 'isn't over' with new lockdowns in recent days

'Depending on where you live, it might feel like the Covid-19 pandemic is almost over, or, it might feel like it is at its worst.'

Irish Mirror

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as No 10 staff brace for questioning over 'partygate'

Detectives investigating the lockdown parties in No 10 will begin contacting those they believe to have been involved

Wales Online

Covid news: Spain drops mandatory use of face masks outdoors; UK reports another 66,638 daily cases – as it happened

Face coverings still required in indoor public spaces in Spain; UK records 66,638 daily infections and 206 Covid-linked deaths

The Guardian - AU

Restoring community dialogue and resilience: The next COVID-19 emergency

COVID-19 is not the first health crisis to affect Canada. Previous emergencies, like the Lac-Mégantic train tragedy in 2013, showed the importance of including the affected communities to promote better adherence to preventive measures and build resilient communities. Our research shows this is largely missing for COVID-19, with high costs…

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Wales Online

World Health Organization warns Covid 'isn't finished' despite drop in cases

A new campaign has been launched to plough money into testing and vaccines worldwide

The Conversation

LGBT rights in eastern Europe: explaining financial benefits makes a big difference to people's views – new findings

Across eastern Europe, it’s still very difficult to pass laws and policies designed to advance LGBT inclusion. With LGBT+ History Month underway, some Ukrainians are worried that their country’s fragile progress in LGBT rights will be set back by a Russian invasion. A top court in Hungary has just ruled…

The Independent UK

World has recorded 500,000 more Covid deaths since emergence of Omicron

‘In the age of effective vaccines, half a million people dying, it’s really something,’ WHO says

Asharq Al-Awsat

WHO: Global COVID-19 Case Counts Decline 17% In Latest Week

The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts fell 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week, including a 50% drop in the United States, while deaths globally declined 7%, the World Health Organization says. The weekly epidemiological report from the UN health agency, released late Tuesday,…

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The Independent UK

WHO: Global COVID-19 case counts decline 17% in latest week

The World Health Organization says coronavirus case counts have fallen 17% worldwide over the last week compared to the previous week

The Times of India

Coronavirus: Omicron BA.2 subvariant likely to spread globally, says WHO

The BA.2 subvariant of Omicron is likely to spread globally, however it remains unclear whether it will cause reinfection among those infected with the original Omicron strain, according to the World Health Organisation.

Al Jazeera

WHO seeks $23bn to end COVID pandemic as global health emergency

Funds urgently needed for ACT-Accelerator, an initiative to provide poorer nations with tests, treatments and vaccines.

The Guardian - AU

Covid news: Sweden scraps almost all restrictions and testing despite pleas from scientists; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive – as it happened

Sweden scraps almost all of its few restrictions and stops most testing; Spain’s King Felipe tests positive after displaying mild symptoms

Reuters

Global COVID response program 'running on fumes' amid budget shortfall

A global initiative to get COVID-19 tests, treatments and vaccines to poorer nations has only received 5% of the donations sought to deliver on its aims this year, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) and other aid groups.

The Guardian - AU

Covid live: Italy and Spain to ease mask mandate; UK records 66,183 new cases – as it happened

Italy and Spain relax rules on wearing masks in outdoor spaces; UK records 314 Covid-related deaths

Reuters

COVID disrupts health services in over 90% of countries -WHO

Disruptions in basic health services such as vaccination programmes and treatment of diseases like AIDS were reported in 92% of 129 countries, a World Health Organization survey on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic showed on Monday.

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