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Covid: Who is responsible for tracking new variants as they emerge around the world?

More than two years after Covid first emerged in China, mechanisms are now in place that flag up potentially dangerous new variants sometimes months before they make the news. Namita Singh reports

The Independent UK

Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and causing concern around the world?

Omicron and Delta most pernicious but not the only coronavirus offspring under observation

The Independent UK

Autism: What parents know, what they don't

About one in 160 children has Autism spectrum disorder, says the World Health Organisation (WHO) and adds that though it can be detected in childhood, often it is not diagnosed until much later.

The Times of India

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WHO staff complaint, email allege racism and abuse in Asia

Staffers at the World Health Organization have alleged the U.N. health agency’s top director in the Western Pacific engaged in unethical, racist, and abusive behavior that has undermined its efforts to curb the coronavirus pandemic, according to an internal complaint filed last October

The Independent UK

Boosters increase protection against death from Omicron in over-50s to 95% – UKHSA; UK records 338 deaths – as it happened

Protection against death increases to around 95% two weeks after receiving a booster dose, UK health agency says; UK reports another 96,871 Covid cases

The Guardian - UK

Six anti-vaxxer myths about COVID vaccines for kids debunked

Got some concerns about the COVID-19 vaccination for kids? Let's hear from an expert rather than a social media post.

Newcastle Herald

Netherlands lifts toughest Covid curbs with Denmark and France set to follow

Many EU countries opt to reopen despite record infections as WHO suggests Omicron may signal more manageable phase of pandemic

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Vaccine mandates for healthcare workers should be scrapped – omicron has changed the game

Time is running out for National Health Service staff in England who have not had a COVID vaccine. Doctors and nurses have until Thursday, February 3, to have their first jab. If they don’t, they will not be fully immunised by the beginning of April and could be dismissed.

The Conversation

WHO: Record weekly COVID cases last week but deaths stable

The World Health Organization says there were 21 million new coronavirus cases reported globally last week

The Independent UK

Four Omicron sub-variants are in circulation across the world, WHO warns

The Covid strain saw countries reinforce restrictions in order to stop the spread of the highly-transmissible mutation of the virus.

Daily Record

WHO: Omicron Risk Remains Very High

The risk level related to the Omicron variant remains very high, the WHO said late Tuesday, with the numbers of new Covid-19 cases hitting another record high last week. "Over 21 million new cases were reported, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic,"…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Over 21 million new Covid-19 cases reported globally last week, highest number of weekly cases recorded since beginning of pandemic: WHO

UNITED NATIONS: Over 21 million new coronavirus cases were reported around the world last week, representing the highest number of weekly cases recorded since the beginning of the pandemic, according to the World Health Organisation.

The Times of India

Afghanistan's health system 'seriously under threat': WHO

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said fundamental and life-saving primary health care services in Afghanistan are under severe threat due to a lack of external funding since the change of regime in August 2021.

Dynamite News

Covid: Cases of Omicron sub-variant increasing in many countries, warns WHO

Despite ‘more transmissible’ strain, scientists do not appear concerned it will trigger another wave

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Exclusive-U.S. funding to WHO fell by 25% during pandemic -document

U.S. financial contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) have fallen by 25% during the coronavirus pandemic, provisional data show, with Washington's future support to the United Nations agency under review.

Daily Mirror

Four strains of the Omicron Covid variant now circulating the world, says WHO

The first known version of Omicron is B.1.1.529, before BA.1 spread to 171 countries and now BA.2 and BA.3 have been registered as new sub-variants in the Omicron family

The Independent UK

WHO chief makes case for 2nd term as Ethiopia criticizes him

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has laid out more plans to fight the virus and other priorities as he pitched his case for a new five-year term

The Independent UK

Planet can end Covid emergency this year, says head of WHO

The WHO has called on all countries to get at least 70 per cent of their respective populations vaccinated in a bid to try and achieve this aim

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The Independent UK

Covid variants: How many strains are in circulation and causing concern around the world?

Omicron and Delta most pernicious but not the only coronavirus offspring under observation

Radio France Internationale

Ethiopia slams WHO chief at international meeting over Tigray comments

An Ethiopian ambassador slammed the World Health Organization's chief over his comments on the Tigray conflict, during the WHO's executive board meeting in Geneva.

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It’s Been Two Years Since Aus’s First COVID Case And The WHO Says We’re Not ‘In The Endgame’

It’s a grim anniversary today as we mark two years since Australia recorded its first case of the novel coronavirus, two million cases later.

Daily Mirror

WHO says Covid still 'very, very dangerous virus' and we're only at 'halfway mark'

As the government scraps the majority of the remaining Covid restrictions this week, the WHO has rejected claims the pandemic is over

Wales Online

WHO issues grim Covid warning as 426 cases of new ‘stealth’ Omicron sub-variant found in UK

It can't be distinguished from other variants by using PCR tests

The Guardian - UK

‘Paradigm shift’ needed in way WHO is funded, says director general

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Covid pandemic has proven that health is ‘an international issue’

Al Jazeera

Infographic: Endemic vs pandemic diseases

The WHO has said calls to treat the coronavirus as endemic are premature as cases in parts of the world remain high.

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