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Better late than never: WHO sending team to China to investigate coronavirus origins

Posted on June 30, 2020June 30, 2020By Editor

The World Health Organization will send a team to Wuhan to investigate where the novel coronavirus may have originated, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced, six months after the virus began its global spread. … Read More >Better late than never: WHO sending team to China to investigate coronavirus origins

Russia

‘Difficult to understand’: World Health Organization official can’t explain Russia’s low Covid-19 death rate

Posted on June 12, 2020June 12, 2020By Editor

Russia’s relatively low number of Covid-19 fatalities has been labeled “unusual” by Michael Ryan, a World Health Organization (WHO) official. He said the low count could be down to the way the country is classifying deaths. … Read More >‘Difficult to understand’: World Health Organization official can’t explain Russia’s low Covid-19 death rate

WHO’s next? Quitting UN health body is an option unless it stops being ‘partisan’ & ‘political’, Brazil’s Bolsonaro says

Posted on June 7, 2020June 7, 2020By Editor

Shortly after the WHO warned Latin America that lifting lockdowns would be premature, President Bolsonaro threatened to consider quitting the “partisan” entity. It comes as Brazil’s Covid-19 cases surges past 600,000. … Read More >WHO’s next? Quitting UN health body is an option unless it stops being ‘partisan’ & ‘political’, Brazil’s Bolsonaro says

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Gates dismisses ‘bizarre’ Covid-19 conspiracy theories as his impact on WHO, global health business increases

Posted on June 6, 2020June 6, 2020By Editor

Bill Gates brushed off Covid-19 conspiracy theories about him wanting to track people through microchips just as he is poised to become the World Health Organization’s biggest donor. … Read More >Gates dismisses ‘bizarre’ Covid-19 conspiracy theories as his impact on WHO, global health business increases

Russia

As life begins to return to normal, World Health Organization says Russia has reached coronavirus plateau

Posted on June 5, 2020June 5, 2020By Editor

An official representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) admitted on Friday that Russia’s large scale testing for Covid-19 helped to tackle the pandemic. … Read More >As life begins to return to normal, World Health Organization says Russia has reached coronavirus plateau

USA

US ‘terminating relationship’ with World Health Organization – Trump

Posted on May 30, 2020May 30, 2020By Editor

Accusing the World Health Organization of being under ‘total control’ of China, US President Donald Trump has severed all ties to the WHO and said US funding will be redirected to other public health efforts. … Read More >US ‘terminating relationship’ with World Health Organization – Trump

Health

WHO SUSPENDS trials of Trump-chosen hydroxychloroquine drug over SAFETY RISKS for Covid-19 patients

Posted on May 26, 2020May 26, 2020By Editor

The World Health Organization has paused the clinical trials of anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine in coronavirus patients. It says the drug, notably taken and endorsed by US President Donald Trump, has raised safety concerns. … Read More >WHO SUSPENDS trials of Trump-chosen hydroxychloroquine drug over SAFETY RISKS for Covid-19 patients

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Ouch! Trump threatening WHO to cover up his incompetence by blaming others – Beijing

Posted on May 21, 2020May 21, 2020By Editor

The US’ threat to withdraw from the UN’s health body is just the latest attempt by the Trump administration to smear China’s fight against Covid-19 and shift the blame for the damage done by the virus, Beijing has said. … Read More >Ouch! Trump threatening WHO to cover up his incompetence by blaming others – Beijing

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‘No time to waste’: Trump gives WHO 30 days to make ‘major improvements’ before US PERMANENTLY freezes funding

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump has threatened to halt American funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) for good, giving the agency 30 days to clean up its act while insisting it mishandled the Covid-19 pandemic. … Read More >‘No time to waste’: Trump gives WHO 30 days to make ‘major improvements’ before US PERMANENTLY freezes funding

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Pompeo throws yet another accusation at WHO for being pro-China, after delays to Taiwan getting observer status

Posted on May 19, 2020May 19, 2020By Editor

By delaying the decision to grant Taiwan observer status, the World Health Organization (WHO) is further undermining its credibility and exposing its pro-China bias, US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has claimed. … Read More >Pompeo throws yet another accusation at WHO for being pro-China, after delays to Taiwan getting observer status