WHO Wuhan mission finds possible signs of wider original Covid outbreak in 2019
WHO mission head, Peter Ben Embarek, told CNN that the mission had found several signs of the more wide-ranging 2019 spread.
WHO team blocked from entering China to study origins of coronavirus
WHO officials have long been negotiating with Beijing to allow a team of global scientists access to key sites to investigate origin of virus.
Super gonorrhoea on the rise due to Covid-19, WHO warns
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If left untreated, gonorrhoea may cause infertility, lead to an increase of HIV transmission and eye infections that may lead to blindness.
Africa ‘can’t afford’ a second coronavirus wave
WHO says the virus will run out of control if African countries continued opening up without adequate interventions in place.
Iran cover-up of Covid-19 deaths revealed by data leak
The number of deaths from coronavirus in Iran is nearly triple what Iran’s government claims, a BBC Persian service investigation has found. The government’s own records appear to show almost 42,000 people died with Covid-19 symptoms up to 20 July, versus 14,405 reported by its health ministry. The number of people known to be infected […]
WHO ‘fears silent virus epidemic’ in Africa
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There have been almost 3,400 deaths and almost 115,000 infections across Africa according to the Africa Centres for Disease Control
WHO temporarily pauses hydroxychloroquine study due to safety concerns
Decision made after an observational study described how seriously ill Covid-19 patients treated with drug were more likely to die.