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Global Covid-19 cases top 1.9 million as WHO calls it ‘10 times deadlier’ than H1N1 & warns against premature lockdown lifting

Posted on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020By Editor

The Covid-19 pandemic has exceeded 1.9 million infections worldwide, according to data collected by Johns Hopkins University, amid a crisis that world health officials say is “10 times deadlier” than 2009’s swine flu outbreak. … Read More >Global Covid-19 cases top 1.9 million as WHO calls it ‘10 times deadlier’ than H1N1 & warns against premature lockdown lifting

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‘An alarming trend’: More than 10 percent of medics infected with Covid-19 ‘in some countries’ – WHO chief

Posted on April 11, 2020April 11, 2020By Editor

Covid-19 continues to infect thousands of people across the world and healthcare workers are no exception, the World Health Organization chief said, calling the high ratio of medics struck by the disease a source of major unease. … Read More >‘An alarming trend’: More than 10 percent of medics infected with Covid-19 ‘in some countries’ – WHO chief

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Russian Foreign Ministry Slams US Threat to Cut WHO Funding as ‘Not Constructive’

Posted on April 10, 2020April 10, 2020By Editor

The United States has picked a wrong time to stop funding the World Health Organization as the world battles against the coronavirus pandemic, a spokeswoman for the Russian Foreign Ministry said Thursday. … Read More >Russian Foreign Ministry Slams US Threat to Cut WHO Funding as ‘Not Constructive’

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‘Do not politicize this virus unless you want more BODY BAGS,’ WHO chief responds to Trump

Posted on April 9, 2020April 9, 2020By Editor

The WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus has responded to US President Donald Trump’s threat to defund the UN health body with a harsh rebuke. Not focusing on the criticism of the body’s Covid-19 response, he instead promised more deaths. … Read More >‘Do not politicize this virus unless you want more BODY BAGS,’ WHO chief responds to Trump

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‘WHO blew it!’ Trump accuses global health watchdog of being CHINA-CENTRIC despite ‘largely US-funded’

Posted on April 8, 2020By Editor

US President Donald Trump slammed the World Health Organization for its “faulty recommendation” that the US – which now has more coronavirus cases than China – should keep its borders open during the early weeks of the epidemic. … Read More >‘WHO blew it!’ Trump accuses global health watchdog of being CHINA-CENTRIC despite ‘largely US-funded’

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World Health Organization believes it’s too early to introduce STRICT quarantine in Russia, Kremlin agrees

Posted on March 27, 2020March 27, 2020By Editor

It’s hardly escaped notice that while other major European cities – such as London, Berlin, Paris and Rome – are in various forms of shutdown, life in Moscow remains relatively normal, with even bars and cafes still open. … Read More >World Health Organization believes it’s too early to introduce STRICT quarantine in Russia, Kremlin agrees

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Coronavirus pandemic is ‘ACCELERATING,’ warns WHO chief as global death toll keeps rising rapidly

Posted on March 24, 2020March 24, 2020By Editor

The Covid-19 outbreak is far from dying down, head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned, urging nations to act while it still was possible to “change the trajectory” of the pandemic. … Read More >Coronavirus pandemic is ‘ACCELERATING,’ warns WHO chief as global death toll keeps rising rapidly

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Moscow acted effectively on Covid-19 long before it was classed as ‘pandemic’ – Russian WHO bureau chief to RT

Posted on March 23, 2020March 23, 2020By Editor

Russia’s approach to the spread of Covid-19 has been quite effective, partially because it began taking preventive measures long before the World Health Organization labeled it a pandemic, the WHO’s chief in Moscow has told RT. … Read More >Moscow acted effectively on Covid-19 long before it was classed as ‘pandemic’ – Russian WHO bureau chief to RT

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No need to test EVERYONE, but when lockdowns are lifted Covid-19 cases could JUMP back up, WHO warns

Posted on March 22, 2020March 22, 2020By Editor

Countries affected by the Covid-19 epidemic may have to deal with a resurgence of the disease after they lift lockdowns, a top WHO official has warned. To create a vaccine could take at least a year, he said. … Read More >No need to test EVERYONE, but when lockdowns are lifted Covid-19 cases could JUMP back up, WHO warns

WHO welcomes ‘hope’ as Wuhan reports no new coronavirus cases – But deaths in Europe hit horrifying new record

Posted on March 20, 2020March 20, 2020By Editor

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the reduction of Covid-19 cases in the Chinese city of Wuhan “provides hope for the rest of the world.” The comments come as the virus takes a terrible toll in Europe. … Read More >WHO welcomes ‘hope’ as Wuhan reports no new coronavirus cases – But deaths in Europe hit horrifying new record