Category: Health
World short of six million nurses, WHO says
As COVID-19 captures global headlines, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Tuesday that the world needs nearly six million nurses. The UN’s health agency along [...]
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WHO opens door to broader use of masks to limit spread of coronavirus
The World Health Organization on Friday (April 3) said that medical masks should be prioritised for health workers, but it opened the door to greater public use of homemade [...]
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WHO message to youth on coronavirus: ‘You are not invincible’
Coronavirus can sicken or kill young people as well and they must also avoid mingling and spreading it to older and more vulnerable people, the World Health Organization said [...]
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New coronavirus can survive on some surfaces for days: study
The novel coronavirus can survive on some surfaces for days or in the air for several hours, according to a US-government funded study published Tuesday. Scientists found [...]
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People with blood type A may be more vulnerable to coronavirus, China study finds
People with blood type A may be more vulnerable to infection by the new coronavirus, while those with type O seem more resistant, according to a preliminary study of patients [...]
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Banknotes may be spreading coronavirus, World Health Organization warns
The World Health Organization (WHO) has advised people to use contactless technology instead of cash as banknotes may be spreading coronavirus. The infectious COVID-19 virus [...]
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‘Seriously peopleSTOP BUYING MASKS!’: Surgeon general says they won’t protect from coronavirus
The surgeon general has a message for people who want to run out and stockpile masks to combat the coronavirus don’t. “Seriously peopleSTOP BUYING MASKS!” [...]
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WHO urges stocking up on ventilators to combat virus
The World Health Organization on Sunday urged all countries to prepare for caring for patients severely sickened by the deadly new coronavirus by stocking up on ventilators. [...]
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Coronavirus updates: WHO increases risk to ‘very high,’ tells governments to ‘wake up’
The World Health Organization on Friday increased its coronavirus risk assessment to “very high” as cases outside of China continue to increase. But officials [...]
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WHO experts visit Chinese virus epicentre
Experts from the World Health Organization have visited the locked-down central Chinese city at the epicentre of the deadly global coronavirus outbreak, Chinese authorities [...]
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Coronavirus: WHO says response to call for $675 million in funding to battle outbreak is falling short
The World Health Organization on Thursday chided the international community for not stepping up enough to finance the battle to contain the novel coronavirus that has shut [...]
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WHO urges calm as China virus death toll reaches 2,000
The death toll from the new coronavirus outbreak surged to 2,000 on Wednesday, as Chinese and international health officials warned against excessive measures to contain the [...]
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WHO says joint China mission to start coronavirus probe this weekend
A World Health Organization-led mission to China will start its outbreak investigation this weekend and will focus on how the new coronavirus is spreading and the severity of [...]
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WHO names deadly virus from China as ‘COVID-19′
The UN health agency on Tuesday announced that “COVID-19″ will be the official name of the deadly virus from China, saying the disease represented a “very [...]
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Coronavirus: expert warns infection could reach 60pct of world’s population
The novel coronavirus epidemic could spread to two-thirds of the world’s population if it cannot be controlled, according to Hong Kong’s leading public health [...]
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