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WHO recommends that Ukraine destroys all dangerous pathogens in its labs - TASS

The World Health Organization (WHO) has strongly recommended that Ukraine destroyed all dangerous pathogens in its laboratories to prevent their possible leak, the WHO has told TASS.

WHO names another danger of pandemic — RT World News

The huge amount of medical waste accumulated during the pandemic around the globe has become a health and environmental hazard, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday.

WHO gives grim prediction on Omicron spread — RT

The World Health Organization has said current modelling suggests that more than half of the population of Europe will be infected with the Omicron variant of Covid-19 in the next six to eight weeks.

New highly mutated Covid strain discovered — RT World News

The new variant of Covid-19 was first discovered in a patient who returned to France from Cameroon. Researchers said it’s too early to assess the variant’s features.

Covid-19: WHO chief optimistic disease will be beaten in 2022 - BBC News

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief says he is optimistic that the coronavirus pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.

Omicron variant may change course of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO chief - China.org.cn

Certain features of the Omicron variant, including its global spread and large number of mutations, suggest it could have a major impact on the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, said the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday.

Full travel ban won’t stop coronavirus — WHO - TASS

The World Health Organization believes that the novel coronavirus infection cannot be contained by a full ban on international travel, the organization said in its advice for international traffic in relation to the Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2.

WHO says has no data on Omicron’s ability to cause more severe disease than other strains - TASS

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Sunday it has no data on the potential ability of the new SARS-CoV-2 new variant, Omicron, to cause a more severe disease that other coronavirus variants.

World Health Organization: PCR tests able to detect new SARS-CoV-2 variant ‘Omicron’ - TASS

Currently used PCR (polymerase chain reaction) tests are able to detect a new SARS-CoV-2 variant, B.1.1.529, which was assigned the name ‘Omicron,’ the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.

Coronavirus: EU to block flights after Belgium new variant case - BBC News

EU nations should impose an emergency flight ban on countries where a new coronavirus variant has been found, the European Commission has said, as Belgium confirmed a case.

WHO to call emergency meeting on new coronavirus strain — report - TASS

The World Health Organization (WHO) will hold an emergency meeting on the new coronavirus strain discovered in Africa, which may have an increased mutability, on Friday, the Financial Times reported Thursday.

US officials slammed for supporting Taiwan's participation in UN system - China.org.cn

A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday reiterated that Taiwan, as a part of China rather than a sovereign state, can be neither a member of the United Nations nor of any specialized agency under the UN, including the World Health Organization.

Covid: Record German cases as WHO warns of Europe deaths - BBC News

Germany has recorded almost 34,000 daily Covid cases in the past 24 hours, its highest number so far, in what the health minister is calling a "massive pandemic of the unvaccinated".

Europe faces COVID-19 resurgence as winter approaches - China.org.cn

COVID-19 in Europe is worsening as another winter approaches. It is the only region with increases in infections across all age groups, while five over regions have reported a decline last week, according to the World Health Organization on Friday.

Afghanistan’s New Authorities Aim at Improving Living Standards: Russia - Tasnim News Agency

(Tasnim) – Afghanistan’s new authorities are resorting to measures aimed at improving living standards in the country, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova stated.

WHO urges China to share raw data on origins of coronavirus | Al Jazeera

The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged China to share the raw data from its earliest cases of the coronavirus, which first emerged in its central city of Wuhan, saying on Thursday it was “vitally important” to understand the virus’s origins to prevent future pandemics.

WHO sees possibility of naming new coronavirus strains after constellations - paper - TASS

Names of star constellations may be used to denote new strains of the novel coronavirus if Greek letters currently used for the purpose are not enough, WHO’s technical chief for COVID-19, Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, told The Telegraph.

Washington, Tokyo urged not to collude with island - China.org.cn

China urged the United States and Japan on Thursday to honor their commitments on the Taiwan question and stop sending wrong signals to "Taiwan independence" forces, as the two allies stepped up efforts to engage with the island through official channels.

WHO reports 'sharp' increase in COVID-19 deaths - China.org.cn

The global number of new COVID-19 cases is on the increase, with 3.8 million new infections confirmed in the week between July 19 and July 25, and a "sharp" jump has been reported in the number of deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.