When India challenged global HIV data and won It has now countered WHO’s COVID death estimate, saying methodology used is incorrect The Hindu · May 10, 2022
China’s zero-Covid policy is not sustainable, WHO director general says Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus calls for shift in approach as scores of Chinese cities remain in strictly enforced lockdown The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022
WHO chief says China's zero-COVID policy not 'sustainable' The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the U.N. agency on a government's handling of the pandemic. Reuters · May 10, 2022
WHO chief says China’s 'zero-COVID' policy not ‘sustainable’ The head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday China's zero-tolerance COVID-19 policy is not sustainable given what is now known of the virus, in rare public comments by the UN agency on a government's handling of the pandemic. "We don't think that it is sustainable considering the behavior… Asharq Al-Awsat · May 10, 2022
WHO says China’s zero-COVID strategy unsustainable UN health agency officials say that any measure to tackle a coronavirus outbreak should show respect for human rights. Al Jazeera · May 10, 2022
Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass COVID checks For many people worldwide, having cotton swabs thrust up their nose or down their throat to test for COVID-19 has become a routine and familiar annoyance. Reuters · May 10, 2022
WHO calls on Pfizer to make its COVID pill more available The head of the World Health Organization has called on Pfizer to make its COVID-19 treatment more widely available in poorer countries The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
At least 3,000 have died in Ukraine for want of disease treatment -WHO The World Health Organization's European chief said on Tuesday that at least 3,000 people had died in Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February because they had been unable to access treatments for chronic diseases. Reuters · May 10, 2022
Explained | What is the monkeypox virus and how is it transmitted? The first case of the virus in humans was recorded in 1970 in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) in a nine-year-old boy. The Hindu · May 10, 2022
Who is the best Doctor Who? Ncuti Gatwa has been announced as the next Doctor - but how will he measure up to his many predecessors? Manchester Evening News · May 10, 2022
Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as infection confirmed in England Only 8 cases of disease have previously been reported in UK The Independent UK · May 10, 2022
Exit Stage Left by Nick Duerden – what happens once the hits have dried up? These profiles of ageing rockers ponder whether it’s better to burn out, fade away or buy a house in London The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2022
Why the COVID-19 numbers matter Reporting every death with the accurate and verifiable cause of death is essential for public health The Hindu · May 9, 2022
The Independent UK · May 9, 2022 Monkeypox: What we know about rare virus as infection confirmed in England Only 8 cases of disease have previously been reported in UK
Newslaundry · May 9, 2022 Inconvenient truth: Why the Modi govt is choosing ‘denial’ as its response to WHO’s Covid death toll On May 5, the World Health Organisation finally bit the bullet and published its report on excess deaths associated with Covid-19.
The Independent UK · May 9, 2022 What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 9, 2022 77% of the Displaced in Yemen Are Women, Children An estimated 77 percent of the 4.3 million people displaced in Yemen are women and children, according to factsheets released by UNDP. Marib hosts over 60 percent of all Yemeni refugees and asylum-seekers who escaped the hell of Houthi militias that turned the country to one of the world’s largest…
Reuters · May 9, 2022 Taiwan says 'very difficult' to get WHO invite, but trying hard It will be "very difficult" for Taiwan to get an invite to a major World Health Organization meeting this month, but efforts are continuing, Taiwan Foreign Minister Joseph Wu said on Monday.
Bangkok Post · May 8, 2022 Warning over new sub-variants The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued a warning over the emergence of three Omicron sub-variants that have the potential to transmit Covid-19 faster and infect the lungs, says the Ramathibodi Hospital's Center for Medical Genomics (CMG).
Daily Mirror · May 8, 2022 Doctor Who's new Time Lord is Sex Education star Ncuti Gatwa as Jodie Whittaker bows out The Rwandan-Scottish actor says he is 'deeply honoured' to be cast as the Time Lord after finding fame playing Eric Effiong on the Netflix comedy-drama series Sex Education
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022 Odesa hit by missiles as Ukraine claims it has sunk second Russian ship Drone attack at Snake Island results in apparent destruction of landing craft as counter-offensive in north gathers pace
The Guardian - UK · May 8, 2022 Sweden? Japan? UK? Debates over who had a ‘good’ Covid won’t end The WHO has spoken but even its huge new report will not settle arguments about pandemic strategies
Asharq Al-Awsat · May 7, 2022 WHO Says it Stands with Ukraine, Has Documented 200 Attacks on Health Facilities World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbor. "My message to all the people of Ukraine is this," he said, speaking from the…
Reuters · May 7, 2022 WHO says it stands with Ukraine, has documented 200 attacks on health facilities World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbour.