WHO COVID-19 report was focused on 'pleasing' Beijing: Ex-US official
Washington: A former US National Security Council's senior director for counterproliferation and biodefense has said the recent World Health Organisation (WHO) report on the origin of coronavirus has shown that the world health body was more focused on pleasing Beijing.
Ottawa/IBNS: While reflecting on the year that has passed since the World Health Organization declared COVID‑19 a pandemic, Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau declared Mar 11 as the National Day of Observance for COVID-19 and said that his country will come out as more resilient out of this crisis.
COVID19: US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan targets China over Wuhan virus data sharing
US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan targeted China and expressed concern over the data Beijing has provided to the World Health Organization regarding the origins of the coronavirus pandemic.
China targets US for accusing Beijing of interfering in WHO’s COVID-19 probe
Washington: China has reacted sharply to the US comments on Beijing interfering in the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) probe into the origins of the coronavirus and said Washington is “severely undermining” the crucial world health body.
Hurting Beijing: Denmark govt mulls Taiwan's WHO return
Copenhagen: The Denmark parliament is considering a resolution to support Taiwan's bid to return to the World Health Organization, a step that might annoy China.
UK fresh lockdown measures may last until March: UK Cabinet Minister
London/Sputnik: UK Cabinet minister Michael Gove said on Tuesday that people in England should have to wait until March to see some of the tough COVID-19 restrictions lifted and not until mid-February as Prime Minister Boris Johnson had predicted on Monday when he announced a fresh national lockdown.
More pandemics likely to come, countries must invest in preparedness: WHO chief
Geneva/Sputnik: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the world should get prepared for future pandemics that are inevitable.
WHO hopes China to facilitate trip of Int'l team probing virus origins as soon as possible
Moscow/Sputnik: The international expert team probing the origins of the novel coronavirus will travel to China, the World Health Organization (WHO)’s senior officials said on Monday, adding that they expect Beijing to facilitate the trip as soon as possible.
Taiwan denied observer status at WHO Assembly
Geneva/UNI: Taiwan was again denied observer status in the virtual World Health Organisation's (WHO) annual Assembly due to China's firm opposition.
WHO’s Tedros says it is time for the world to heal, pushing back on ‘misguided nationalism’
New York: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Member States on Monday that efforts to tackle climate change and poverty had been set back by a lack of global unity since major agreements were struck five years ago, and welcomed the chance to work with the presumptive new US administration of president-elect Joe Biden.
WHO chief Tedros congratulates Joe Biden on election victory, calls for joint fight against pandemic
Zurich/UNI: World Health Organization Head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday congratulated Joe Biden and his running mate Kamala Harris on their victory in the US presidential election and noted the importance of joint fight against COVID-19.
Joe Biden could take US back to Paris Climate Deal, WHO: Reports
Washington/UNI: US President-elect Joe Biden plans to make the US part of the Paris climate agreement and the World Health Organisation(WHO) soon after being sworn in, media reports said on Sunday.
‘If we invest in health systems, we can bring this virus under control’: WHO chief
New York: Health systems and global preparedness are not only an investment in the future but “the foundation of our response” to today’s COVID-19 health crisis, the head of the UN’s health agency said on Monday.
Donald Trump targets WHO, questions lockdown
Washington: US President Donald Trump recently slammed World Health Organization and said the Chinese dominated body was “wrong about everything.”
WHO says Russia shared data on phase I, II clinical trials of COVID-19 Vaccine Sputnik V
Moscow/Sputnik: Russia has shared with the World Health Organization (WHO) the data obtained during phase I and II of the clinical trials of its Sputnik V vaccine against COVID-19, an adviser at the WHO's Western Pacific Regional Office said on Tuesday.