Tag: Tedros Ghebreyesus
18,000 suspected cases of Mpox reported in DRC–WHO
The Director-General of WHO, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, says more than 18,000 suspected cases of Mpox have been reported in the Democratic Republic of Congo(DRC)...
No sign yet of H5N1 bird flu spreading between humans –...
The UN health agency, World Health organisation (WHO) says the H5NI avian influenza virus has so far shown no signs of adapting to allow...
COVID-19: WHO expresses hope worst of Omicron wave is over
The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed optimism that worst of latest wave of COVID-19 is over, in spite of spread of Omicron variant...
Omicron fuels 15m new weekly COVID-19 cases-WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday said fueled by Omicron, more than 15 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported around the world...
COVID-19: Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant- WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) says there is now “consistent evidence” that the Omicron variant was outpacing Delta, as COVID-19 continues to account for...
COVID-19: Omicron variant now in 23 countries – WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says cases of the new Omicron variant have been reported in at least 23 countries in five of the...
WHO to host first meeting on new pandemic treaty, March 2022
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has fixed the first meeting of its commission to discuss a new treaty on the COVID-19 pandemic for March...
WHO criticises ‘blunt’, ‘blanket’ measures by countries to stop Omicron
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has criticised “blunt” and “blanket” measures taken by countries in the past few days to stop the spread of...
