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A logo is pictured outside a building of the World Health Organization (WHO) during an executive board meeting on update on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) outbreak, in Geneva, Switzerland, April 6, 2021. Photo: Reuters
Coronavirus chronicle

WHO sees more evidence that Omicron causes milder symptoms

We are seeing more and more studies pointing out that Omicron is infecting the upper part of the body. Unlike the other ones, that could cause severe pneumonia: WHO Incident Manager Abdi Mahamud

UN Secretary General António Guterres. UNB
World+Biz

UN chief calls on global society to be prepared for new pandemic outbreaks

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a news conference in Geneva Switzerland July 3, 2020/Reuters.
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WHO says blanket use of booster dose will only widen vaccine inequality, prolong pandemic

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'Significant surge' in European cases expected as Omicron spreads, says WHO

An employee holds a vial containing Sputnik vaccine at a factory of Hankook Korus Pharm, in Chuncheon, South Korea September 10, 2021. REUTERS/Heo Ran
Europe

Russian vaccine tourism catches on after Sputnik V hits WHO snag

The Eiffel Tower is surrounded by a small-particle haze which hangs above the skyline in Paris, France, December 9, 2016 as the City of Light experienced the worst air pollution in a decade. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes/File Photo
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New WHO air-quality guidelines aim to cut deaths linked to fossil fuels

WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Photo/BSS
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Well-vaccinated countries should prioritise COVAX over booster shots - WHO's Tedros

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
South Asia

WHO opens air bridge to Afghanistan with medical supplies

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO
Health

More than 700 million people with untreated hypertension: WHO

A patient suffering from Covid-19 receives treatment at the Afghan-Japan Hospital, amid the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19), in Kabul, Afghanistan June 15, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer
South Asia

WHO says it only has medical supplies in Afghanistan for a week

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
World+Biz

WHO says cannot fly medical supplies into Afghanistan

A man carries an object near a warehouse after violence erupted following the jailing of former South African President Jacob Zuma, in Durban, South Africa, July 14, 2021. REUTERS/Rogan Ward
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Ebola, other outbreaks, atop Covid-19, risk straining West Africa health systems - WHO

A logo is pictured on the World Health Organisation (WHO) headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2017. Reuters/Denis Balibouse
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WHO concerned about Covid-19 in Afghanistan as jabs slow