What Africa can teach the world about beating the coronavirus (opinion)
4 years, 9 months ago

What Africa can teach the world about beating the coronavirus (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Daniel Speckhard is president and CEO of Corus International, parent of international humanitarian organizations Lutheran World Relief and IMA World Health. And the head of the World Health Organization has issued a stark warning: “Africa should wake up.” Daniel Speckhard Lutheran World Relief/IMA World Health The rise of Covid-19 comes as an outbreak of another deadly virus, Ebola, appears to be ending in Central Africa’s Democratic Republic of Congo. Health care workers were 21 to 32 times more likely to contract Ebola than the general population during the West Africa Ebola outbreak in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. With this novel coronavirus, health care workers will face similar risks at work, and will likely be required in many cases to continue treating patients even without the most rudimentary protective measures. Many sub-Saharan African health systems are already severely constrained because there are not enough doctors and nurses to meet basic health care needs of the population.

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COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief
1 year, 4 months ago

COVID-19 still a global health threat, new variant under scanner: WHO chief

The Hindu  

Director-General of WHO Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on August 18 said though COVID-19 is no longer a health emergency for the world, it is still a ‘global health threat’ and a new variant of coronavirus is already under the scanner. “Although COVID-19 is no longer a global health emergency, it remains a global health threat. On the occasion, he urged all …

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days
1 year, 8 months ago

Learn from missteps in Covid’s early days

Hindustan Times  

Covid-19 is no longer a public health emergency, the World Health Organization declared last week, roughly 1,200 days after it first learnt of a new coronavirus spreading through Wuhan, China. Still, WHO’s word is a strong determinant in global health discourse and on this count, the agency fell short in its mission, especially in the early days of the pandemic. …

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?

LA Times  

A person is taken on a stretcher into United Memorial Medical Center in Houston after undergoing COVID-19 testing on March 19, 2020. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t …

Experts discuss WHO's recent COVID-related statement
1 year, 11 months ago

Experts discuss WHO's recent COVID-related statement

China Daily  

Editor's note: After the conclusion of its 14th International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, the World Health Organization issued a statement that the novel coronavirus pandemic remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. That requires society to make seasonal arrangements to protect vulnerable groups, like vaccinating the seniors who have a weak immune system and the medical staff who have …

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics
1 year, 11 months ago

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics

The Quint  

The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics Getty Images Imagine it is 2030. An upgraded pandemic response to eliminate at source The process by which the WHO currently decides whether to declare a public health emergency of international concern has drawn criticism for being too slow. Elimination makes sense for other …

As COVID-19 becomes routine, Africa readies for next crisis
2 years, 1 month ago

As COVID-19 becomes routine, Africa readies for next crisis

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Building on the experience of …

WHO: COVID cases and deaths falling nearly everywhere
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO: COVID cases and deaths falling nearly everywhere

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths reported globally fell everywhere last week except the Middle East and Southeast Asia, according to the World Health Organization. In its latest weekly update on the pandemic, the U.N. health agency said Wednesday that confirmed cases dropped 12% to more than 3 million and reported deaths declined 22% to about …

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots
2 years, 7 months ago

The AP Interview: US ‘vulnerable’ to COVID without new shots

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — White House COVID-19 coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha issued a dire warning Thursday that the U.S. will be increasingly vulnerable to the coronavirus this fall and winter if Congress doesn’t swiftly approve new funding for more vaccines and treatments. “That leaves a lot of us vulnerable.” Jha predicted that the next generation of vaccines, which are likely to be …

Up to 65% of Africans have had COVID, far more than thought
2 years, 9 months ago

Up to 65% of Africans have had COVID, far more than thought

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — The World Health Organization said that up to 65% of people in Africa have been infected with the coronavirus and estimates the number of actual cases may have been nearly 100 times more than those reported. In a new analysis released Thursday, the U.N. health agency reviewed 151 studies of COVID-19 in Africa based on blood samples taken …

As we attempt to live with Covid, a class of vulnerable people is emerging: the new excluded
2 years, 11 months ago

As we attempt to live with Covid, a class of vulnerable people is emerging: the new excluded

The Independent  

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Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster
3 years, 1 month ago

Scientists mystified, wary, as Africa avoids COVID disaster

Associated Press  

HARARE, Zimbabwe — At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare this week, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket, as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruit and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. “The police demand bribes so I lose money if I don’t move around with a …

Scientists are mystified, and wary, as Africa avoids COVID-19 disaster
3 years, 1 month ago

Scientists are mystified, and wary, as Africa avoids COVID-19 disaster

LA Times  

At a busy market in a poor township outside Harare, Nyasha Ndou kept his mask in his pocket as hundreds of other people, mostly unmasked, jostled to buy and sell fruits and vegetables displayed on wooden tables and plastic sheets. “The police demand bribes, so I lose money if I don’t move around with a mask.” Days earlier, Zimbabwe recorded …

Charity alone will not end the calamity of COVID-19 in Africa
3 years, 5 months ago

Charity alone will not end the calamity of COVID-19 in Africa

Al Jazeera  

In the absence of vaccines, accountability, rather than charity, may be the continent’s best route out of the pandemic. Just in the past week, in an article published in Nature, Dr Mosoka Fallah, deputy director for technical services in the National Public Health Institute of Liberia, said “mass fatalities from COVID-19 have begun in Africa” and “the wealthy world must …

Africa on 'destructive pathway' due to Delta variant, says WHO amid record surge
3 years, 5 months ago

Africa on 'destructive pathway' due to Delta variant, says WHO amid record surge

Hindustan Times  

African is witnessing an unprecedented resurgence of coronavirus disease cases as the third wave of the pandemic continues its “destructive pathway” in the continent, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. This week, Africa reached the sombre milestone of six million Covid-19 cases amid a low vaccination rate. “We’ve seen hospital admissions in around 10 countries increase rapidly and at …

Risk of ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus surge in Middle East: WHO
3 years, 5 months ago

Risk of ‘catastrophic’ coronavirus surge in Middle East: WHO

Al Jazeera  

Significant increases in cases in Libya, Iran, Iraq and Tunisia, with sharp rises expected in Lebanon and Morocco, agency says. A surge of coronavirus cases in several Middle Eastern countries could have dire consequences, aggravated by the spread of the Delta variant and low vaccine availability, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. After a decline in cases and deaths …

Tanzania experts suggest overhaul of COVID-19 denial policy
3 years, 7 months ago

Tanzania experts suggest overhaul of COVID-19 denial policy

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — A special committee of health experts formed by Tanzania’s new president on Monday recommended an overhaul of the country’s approach to COVID-19, which until lately was to deny its existence. Soon after being sworn into office in March, President Samia Suluhu Hassan said Tanzania is not an island and is open to implementing globally accepted coronavirus containment …

Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO
3 years, 8 months ago

Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO

India TV News  

Over one year into the Covid-19 pandemic, about 90 percent of the world's 105 countries surveyed still report disruptions to their essential health services, the World Health Organization said. A recent WHO survey has found that about 66 percent of countries continue to report health workforce-related reasons as the most common cause of service disruptions, and in nearly one-third of …

As global Covid-19 cases surge for seventh week, WHO calls for ‘reality check’
3 years, 8 months ago

As global Covid-19 cases surge for seventh week, WHO calls for ‘reality check’

CNN  

CNN — The World Health Organization has warned that the world needs a “reality check” on the state of the pandemic, as countries abandon restrictions despite four weeks of rising deaths and seven weeks of rising cases globally. Maria van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for coronavirus response, said 4.4 million Covid-19 infections had been recorded across the world last …

Coronavirus lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief Guterres'
3 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus lays bare social inequality, warns UN chief Guterres'

India TV News  

The Covid-19 crisis "has revealed how unequal our societies are," said United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres' in his message released on Monday for World Health Day. Highlighting the inequalities and injustices that have been apparent throughout the pandemic, the UN chief said in his message for the day to be marked on Wednesday that the vast majority of vaccine doses …

Tanzania’s new president says it’s ‘not proper’ to ignore COVID
3 years, 9 months ago

Tanzania’s new president says it’s ‘not proper’ to ignore COVID

Al Jazeera  

Samia Suluhu Hassan signals a shift in approach from the COVID-scepticism of her late predecessor John Magufuli. Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan has said it is “not proper to ignore” the coronavirus pandemic, in comments suggesting a shift from her COVID-sceptic predecessor, who downplayed the disease. Hassan announced she would create an expert coronavirus task force to advise her government, …

Africa’s second coronavirus wave was much worse than the first
3 years, 9 months ago

Africa’s second coronavirus wave was much worse than the first

CNN  

CNN — The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic has hit Africa much harder than the first wave, a new analysis has shown. The data showed that while an average of 18,273 daily new cases were being reported across the continent during the first peak of the epidemic in mid-July, this number rose to an average of 23,790 by the …

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns
3 years, 10 months ago

It’s ‘premature’ and ‘unrealistic’ to think COVID-19 will end soon, WHO warns

LA Times  

A senior World Health Organization official said Monday it was “premature” and “unrealistic” to think the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of the year, but that the recent arrival of effective vaccines could at least help dramatically reduce hospitalizations and death. WHO’s director-general, meanwhile, said it was “regrettable” that younger and healthier adults in some rich countries …

Opinion: Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths
3 years, 10 months ago

Opinion: Without a global vaccine plan, coronavirus variants could lead to untold number of deaths

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Dr. Edward Bergmark is the founder and retired Chief Executive Officer of Optum, a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group. As this picture comes into better focus, it becomes increasingly clear that wealthier developed nations’ “me-first” mentality – one that prioritizes the vaccination of its citizens while paying scant attention to the fate of poorer countries around the globe – …

Tanzania’s President admits country has COVID-19 problem
3 years, 10 months ago

Tanzania’s President admits country has COVID-19 problem

The Hindu  

Tanzania’s President has finally acknowledged that his country has a coronavirus problem after claiming for months that the disease had been defeated by prayer. Populist President John Magufuli on Sunday urged citizens of the East African country to take precautions and even wear face masks — but only locally made ones. The President’s comments came days after the country of …

Tanzania’s president admits country has COVID-19 problem
3 years, 10 months ago

Tanzania’s president admits country has COVID-19 problem

Al Jazeera  

President John Magufuli’s comments come following WHO warning over the country’s ‘very concerning’ coronavirus situation. Speaking during a Sunday church mass in the capital Dodoma, President John Magufuli urged citizens of the East African country to take precautions and wear face masks – but only locally made ones. The president’s comments came a day after the World Health Organization’s chief …

January 21, 2021 coronavirus news
3 years, 11 months ago

January 21, 2021 coronavirus news

CNN  

A medical worker cares for and comforts a patient who is suffering from Covid-19 at UMASS Memorial DCU Center Field Hospital in Worcester, Massachusetts, on January 13. Joseph Prezioso/AFP/Getty Images Today marks one year since the announcement of the first patient with Covid-19 in the United States. We got a few big things right: We made remarkable progress in scientific …

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The United States’ one-year coronavirus checkup
3 years, 11 months ago

Dr. Sanjay Gupta: The United States’ one-year coronavirus checkup

CNN  

CNN — We have entered the era of coronavirus anniversaries. Unlike in the movies or on TV, where a sick patient staggers into a hospital waiting room infecting everyone nearby, the doctors and public health experts in Washington state were prepared: They had been carefully monitoring what was going on in China and had been running drills to practice what …

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus Australia live news: Scott Morrison says Government will follow health advice on international borders

ABC  

Diego Silva, a lecturer in bioethics at the University of Sydney's School of Public Health, spoke to ABC News not long ago. He agrees with World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus that there has been a moral failing with the rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine around the world, with younger adults in wealthy countries being inoculated before older people …

Coronavirus | Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million amid vaccine rollout
3 years, 11 months ago

Coronavirus | Global COVID-19 death toll tops 2 million amid vaccine rollout

The Hindu  

The global death toll from COVID-19 topped 2 million on January 15, crossing the threshold amid a vaccine rollout so immense but so uneven that in some countries there is real hope of vanquishing the outbreak, while in other, less-developed parts of the world, it seems a far-off dream. “As a country, as a society, as citizens we haven’t understood,” …

Covid-19 not necessarily the big one, it’s a wake-up call: WHO warns crisis may get worse
4 years ago

Covid-19 not necessarily the big one, it’s a wake-up call: WHO warns crisis may get worse

India TV News  

The World Health Organisation have warned that the Coronavirus is not necessarily the big one, and that there is a real chance of another, more serious pandemic spreading across the world and urged the world to get "serious" about preparedness. "It has spread around the world extremely quickly and it has affected every corner of this planet, but this is …

Coronavirus pandemic severe, but ‘not necessarily the big one’: WHO
4 years ago

Coronavirus pandemic severe, but ‘not necessarily the big one’: WHO

Hindustan Times  

The novel coronavirus has had a devastating impact around the globe, but the World Health Organization warned Monday that worse pandemics could lie ahead, urging the world to get “serious” about preparedness. “This is a wakeup call,” WHO emergencies chief Michael Ryan told reporters at a briefing marking a year since the UN agency first learned of the new virus …

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late
4 years ago

Many U.S. health experts underestimated the coronavirus — until it was too late

LA Times  

A patient is rushed to intensive care to be intubated and placed on a ventilator at Providence Saint John’s Health Center in Santa Monica. https://t.co/b8ZdEGIzyJ — Caitlin Rivers, PhD January 5, 2020 “If you cry wolf too often, people will never pay attention,” said epidemiologist Mark Wilson of the University of Michigan School of Public Health. “I wouldn’t criticize people …

Effective leadership is the ultimate vaccine against coronavirus
4 years ago

Effective leadership is the ultimate vaccine against coronavirus

The Independent  

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A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020
4 years ago

A pandemic atlas: How COVID-19 took over the world in 2020

The Independent  

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African health official blasts ‘terrible’ vaccine inequality
4 years ago

African health official blasts ‘terrible’ vaccine inequality

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — “It will be extremely terrible to see” rich countries receiving COVID-19 vaccines while African countries go without, especially as a new surge in cases begins on the continent of 1.3 billion people, Africa’s top public health official said Thursday. Nkengasong urged the United Nations to summon a special session to discuss the ethical, fair distribution of vaccines …

African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases
4 years, 1 month ago

African continent hits 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases

Associated Press  

NAIROBI, Kenya — Africa has surpassed 2 million confirmed coronavirus cases as the continent’s top public health official warned Thursday that “we are inevitably edging toward a second wave” of infections. The African continent of 1.3 billion people is being warned against “prevention fatigue” as countries loosen pandemic restrictions to ease their economies’ suffering and more people travel. He expressed …

Is there an end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic?
4 years, 1 month ago

Is there an end in sight to the COVID-19 pandemic?

Al Jazeera  

US drugmaker Moderna says its vaccine is nearly 95 percent effective, widening the prospects of an end to the coronavirus pandemic. A second potential COVID-19 vaccine is raising hopes around the world. Untied States drugmaker Moderna says trials have shown its vaccine is nearly 95 percent effective against the new coronavirus. Presenter: Bernard Smith Guests: Dr Annelies Wilder-Smith – Professor …

’Coronavirus not tired, people may be’: WHO chief Tedros urges vigilance
4 years, 1 month ago

’Coronavirus not tired, people may be’: WHO chief Tedros urges vigilance

Live Mint  

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the people are becoming weary of the novel coronavirus pandemic but should remain vigilant and continue to take precautions while the world awaits a vaccine. Eleven months into the pandemic that has infected 53,090,778, killed 1,299,400 people, battered the world's economy and turned daily lives upside down, he said relying …

CNN's Dr. Gupta Spells Out 'Humanitarian Disaster' Of COVID-19 Surge
4 years, 1 month ago

CNN's Dr. Gupta Spells Out 'Humanitarian Disaster' Of COVID-19 Surge

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING CNN’s chief medical correspondent, Dr. Sanjay Gupta described the surge of the coronavirus in the United States as a “humanitarian disaster.” “Those are not words I use lightly,” Gupta tweeted Thursday. “But when there’s more than 60,000 people in the hospital and we could lose more than 2,000 lives a day by Jan, there’s no other way …

Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of coronavirus pandemic in private
4 years, 1 month ago

Recordings reveal WHO's analysis of coronavirus pandemic in private

India Today  

As the coronavirus explodes again, the World Health Organization finds itself both under intense pressure to reform and holding out hope that U.S. President-elect Joe Biden will reverse a decision by Washington to leave the health agency. Biden has promised to overturn President Donald Trump’s decision in June to cut off funds to WHO and withdraw the U.S. WHO has …

Indian-American Physician Vivek Murthy Named Co-chair of Joe Biden's Coronavirus Task Force
4 years, 2 months ago

Indian-American Physician Vivek Murthy Named Co-chair of Joe Biden's Coronavirus Task Force

News 18  

Indian-American physician Dr Vivek Murthy on Monday was named one of the three co-chairs of the COVID-19 task-force that will guide President-elect Joe Biden on dealing with the coronavirus pandemic that has claimed over 236,000 lives in the country. Dr Murthy, 43, a former US Surgeon General, along with two other co-chairs — Dr David Kessler and Dr Marcella Nunez-Smith …

Can beat coronavirus, must prepare for next pandemic now: WHO
4 years, 2 months ago

Can beat coronavirus, must prepare for next pandemic now: WHO

India Today  

The World Health Organisation has shared three crucial messages in the virtual session of 73rd World Health Assembly and said that the coronavirus can be defeated with science, solutions and solidarity. The World Health Assembly will in this regard consider a draft resolution that strengthens preparedness for health emergencies, such as Covid-19, through more robust compliance with the International Health …

The pandemic could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty. Here’s how other countries can help (opinion)
4 years, 2 months ago

The pandemic could push 49 million Africans into extreme poverty. Here’s how other countries can help (opinion)

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Tony Blair was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007. Unfortunately, despite lower case numbers and, in many cases, tighter control measures than other countries on European or UK safe fly lists, African countries have paid the price of disconnection from the rest of the world, with the majority of its population being unfairly treated …

What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, October 26
4 years, 2 months ago

What you need to know about coronavirus on Monday, October 26

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in the October 26 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. CNN — It’s being called the “great American surrender.” On Sunday, President Donald Trump’s chief of staff Mark Meadows admitted that the United States was “not going to control the pandemic,” arguing in a stunning statement that “proper mitigation factors” like therapies …

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know
4 years, 2 months ago

New coronavirus surge in the US: What you need to know

Al Jazeera  

Several states report spike in hospitalisations and jumps in new cases, raising concerns of a ‘third wave’. “Things are starting to move in a concerning direction,” Justin Lessler, associate professor of epidemiology at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, told Al Jazeera. Learn more: https://t.co/1nMYQAjpSq pic.twitter.com/iObgUYrTeE — CDC October 21, 2020 Amesh Adalja, senior scholar at Johns Hopkins …

As US struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 response is praised
4 years, 3 months ago

As US struggles, Africa’s COVID-19 response is praised

Associated Press  

JOHANNESBURG — At a lecture to peers this month, John Nkengasong showed images that once dogged Africa, with a magazine cover declaring it “The Hopeless Continent.” Then he quoted Ghana’s first president, Kwame Nkrumah: “It is clear that we must find an African solution to our problems, and that this can only be found in African unity.” The coronavirus pandemic …

What you need to know about coronavirus on Wednesday, September 16
4 years, 3 months ago

What you need to know about coronavirus on Wednesday, September 16

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in the September 16 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. Trump repeatedly told Americans the virus would “just disappear,” and he privately told Woodward in mid-March: “I still like playing it down, because I don’t want to create a panic.” Trump and the White House have been widely criticized for flouting government …

What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, September 3
4 years, 4 months ago

What you need to know about coronavirus on Thursday, September 3

CNN  

A version of this story appeared in the September 3 edition of CNN’s Coronavirus: Fact vs. Fiction newsletter. “My concern is that dropping credibility in science and scientists, in the FDA, which already this year has fast-tracked two emergency use authorizations and very questionably,” she said Social media was awash with speculation yesterday after it was reported that the US …

WHO team to probe coronavirus origin in China’s Wuhan: Live news
4 years, 4 months ago

WHO team to probe coronavirus origin in China’s Wuhan: Live news

Al Jazeera  

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus says team of experts to travel to epicentre of the virus to study its origins. Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s John Nkengasong said 23 of Africa’s 54 countries have reported a sustained decrease in new confirmed coronavirus cases in the past couple of weeks. Musumeci’s decree also banned any migrant from “entering, transiting …

Scarce coronavirus vaccine should go to frontline health workers first, report suggests
4 years, 4 months ago

Scarce coronavirus vaccine should go to frontline health workers first, report suggests

CNN  

CNN — Frontline healthcare workers, emergency services personnel and the most vulnerable to the virus should be the first to get any eventual coronavirus vaccine, experts recommend in a new report released Wednesday. “The primary reason for including these candidate groups within Tier 1 is that their prioritization would likely avert the greatest overall harm,” the Center’s report reads. “It …

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