The number of new Covid cases per week has nearly doubled globally over the past two months, World Health Organization figures show. Infections around the world are approaching the highest rate seen so far during the pandemic, the head of the UN agency said today. Speaking at a briefing, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: ‘Cases and … Read more
The European Union is unlikely to order any more AstraZeneca vaccines despite the continent’s slow jab roll-out after data showed it very rarely causes blood clots, a senior French politician has declared. While no decision has been confirmed, French industry minister Agnes Pannier-Runacher said today that ‘it is highly probable’ no further doses will be ordered. … Read more
WHO calls for BAN on the sale of live animals in food markets to stem Covid The WHO has called for a ban on the sale of live animals at food markets Comes after joint WHO-China investigation concluded that a market selling both live and dead animals was the most likely source of the Covid … Read more
The Covid pandemic is at a ‘critical point’ and cases are growing ‘exponentially’ despite lockdown efforts, a World Health Organization chief has warned. Even though experts know exactly how to contain the coronavirus it is still managing to spread rapidly and infect more than half a million people per day worldwide. Dr Maria van Kerkhove … Read more
Forty people became billionaires in 2021 due to their business activities fighting the coronavirus pandemic, Forbes has revealed. This year, the world’s billionaires list includes a record-breaking 2,755 billionaires, with 660 people joining the list who were not on it in 2020. Of those 660, the addition of 40 new billionaires on the list can be … Read more
WhatsApp joins forces with the World Health Organisation on new ‘Vaccines for All’ sticker pack in the hopes of offering users a ‘fun way to privately express their joy’ about the Covid-19 jab The new sticker pack includes a range of Covid-19 vaccine-related illustrations These include syringes and plasters, as well as vaccinated people embracing WhatsApp stickers … Read more
Europe’s vaccine roll-out has been condemned for being ‘unacceptably slow’ and blamed for ‘prolonging the pandemic’ by the World Health Organisation. ‘Vaccines present our best way out of this pandemic … However, the rollout of these vaccines is unacceptably slow’ and is ‘prolonging the pandemic’, WHO director for Europe Hans Kluge said today. He added … Read more
China has lied and covered up key information during virtually every stage of its coronavirus response – from the initial outbreak to the number of cases and deaths, and is still not telling the truth, observers, experts and politicians have warned. Beijing initially tried to cover up the virus by punishing medics who discovered it, … Read more
More than 420 days have passed since the World Health Organisation declared that a strange new disease killing people in a central Chinese city was sufficiently alarming to be declared a global health emergency. The UN body, when making that historic statement last January, praised China for its leadership, its commitment to transparency, its sharing … Read more
UN chief criticises wealthy countries for stockpiling Covid-19 vaccines as poor countries go without The UN health agency chief said stockpiling of vaccines was a ‘moral outrage’ At least 36 countries are yet to receive any vaccines through the Covax initiative £435 million is needed to support vaccine delivery around the world By Lauren Lewis For … Read more