WHO official: It is "unrealistic" to expect pandemic to be over by end of 2021
3 years, 9 months ago

WHO official: It is "unrealistic" to expect pandemic to be over by end of 2021

Salon  

A senior official at the World Health Organization believes that the world should not assume that the COVID-19 pandemic will be over by the end of 2021. It is "premature" and "unrealistic" to believe that the pandemic will be a thing of the past by Dec. 31, director of WHO emergencies program director Dr. Michael Ryan told reporters on Monday. A specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for global public health, WHO became a center of controversy during President Donald Trump's administration after he removed the United States from the organization in May. Dr. Russell Medford, Chairman of the Center for Global Health Innovation and Global Health Crisis Coordination Center, described the WHO as "one of the world's leading public health agencies." "The WHO plays an important role in international cooperative efforts, not only against COVID-19 but against many other global diseases and health challenges," Medford told Salon.

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Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Trump’s botched COVID response has been largely forgotten, but it's crucial we remember

Salon  

At a campaign event in Allentown, Pennsylvania on Wednesday, former President Donald Trump asked the crowd a question Ronald Reagan also asked voters in the 1980 election against Jimmy Carter, and one many presidents before have asked. “People are still framing questions like that as if where we were four years ago was not in the early stages of a …

Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden administration announces new partnership with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. The Global Health Security Strategy, the president said, aims to protect people worldwide and “will make the United States stronger, safer, and healthier than …

Biden administration partners with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics
8 months, 1 week ago

Biden administration partners with 50 countries to stifle future pandemics

LA Times  

President Biden’s administration is launching a program that will help 50 countries, most of them in Africa and Asia, identify and respond to infectious diseases. President Biden’s administration will help 50 countries identify and respond to infectious diseases, with the goal of preventing pandemics like the COVID-19 outbreak that suddenly halted normal life around the globe in 2020. The Global …

The UK took action too late during COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave, its top medical officer says
1 year, 1 month ago

The UK took action too late during COVID-19 pandemic’s first wave, its top medical officer says

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain’s government was too late in taking action against the coronavirus during the first wave of the pandemic in 2020, the U.K.'s chief medical adviser said Tuesday in testimony to the independent COVID-19 inquiry. He said he had been concerned in particular about longer-term impacts on the poorest people and those living alone, and described the difficulties in …

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter: ‘It’s a worry as…'
1 year, 3 months ago

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter: ‘It’s a worry as…'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization warned of "concerning trends" for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere as the health agency called for increased vaccinations and surveillance. While data is limited as many countries have stopped reporting Covid data, the UN health agency estimated that hundreds of thousands of people around the world were currently hospitalised owing to Covid. WHO …

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 …

Opinion: We’ve made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?
1 year, 6 months ago

Opinion: We’ve made huge advances against COVID. Why is it still killing so many people?

LA Times  

Many immunocompromised and older people are still terrified of COVID. COVID never treated all groups equally, and some older people and immunocompromised individuals still face the highest risk of serious illness. Even for severely immunocompromised people — namely a fraction of those with malignancies or autoimmune disorders who take a drug that depletes their antibody response, as well as patients …

‘Even deadlier…’: WHO chief warns of next pandemic as Covid-19 cases dip
1 year, 7 months ago

‘Even deadlier…’: WHO chief warns of next pandemic as Covid-19 cases dip

Hindustan Times  

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has warned that the world should be ready for the next pandemic, which might be “even deadlier” than the Covid-19 pandemic. Tedros's statement comes days after the WHO said Covid-19 was no longer a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that has claimed at least 7 million lives worldwide. …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on May 5 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It's with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19
1 year, 7 months ago

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19

NPR  

WHO ends global health emergency declaration for COVID-19 Enlarge this image toggle caption Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images The World Health Organization has lifted the Public Health Emergency of International Concern for COVID-19. In a press conference on Friday, director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "COVID-19 has been so much more than a health crisis, …

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID no longer a global health emergency, WHO says

Al Jazeera  

UN health agency declares end to public health emergency of international concern, in place for more than three years. COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a “global health emergency”, the World Health Organization says. “Yesterday, the Emergency Committee met for the 15th time and recommended to me that I declare an end to the public health emergency of international concern,” WHO …

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says
1 year, 7 months ago

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says

LA Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That does not …

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status after 3 years
1 year, 8 months ago

President Joe Biden ends US Covid emergency status after 3 years

India Today  

The US national emergency to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic ended Monday as President Joe Biden signed a bipartisan congressional resolution to bring it to a close after three years — weeks before it was set to expire alongside a separate public health emergency. The public health emergency — it underpins tough immigration restrictions at the US-Mexico border — is …

China says 200 million treated for COVID since November, pandemic ‘decisively’ beaten
1 year, 10 months ago

China says 200 million treated for COVID since November, pandemic ‘decisively’ beaten

LA Times  

Commuters during the morning rush hour in the central business district of Beijing on Thursday. China says more than 200 million of its citizens have been diagnosed and treated for COVID-19 since it lifted strict containment measures beginning in November. With 800,000 of the most critically ill patients having recovered, China has “decisively beaten” the pandemic, according to notes from …

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
1 year, 10 months ago

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Monday that he will end the twin national emergencies for addressing COVID-19 on May 11, as most of the world has returned closer to normalcy nearly three years after they were first declared. Then-President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, …

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May
1 year, 10 months ago

Biden administration to end COVID public health emergency in May

Al Jazeera  

The move would restructure federal response to treat the virus as an endemic public health threat, ending some government support. United States President Joe Biden has informed Congress that his administration will formally end two national emergencies declared to address the COVID-19 pandemic on May 11, restructuring the federal response to the virus as an endemic public health threat. “An …

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11
1 year, 10 months ago

President Biden to end COVID-19 emergencies on May 11

LA Times  

President Biden talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington on Monday, after returning from an event in Baltimore. Then-President Trump’s Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar first declared a public health emergency on Jan. 31, 2020, and Trump later declared the COVID-19 pandemic a national emergency that March. “An abrupt end to the …

WHO Emergency Committee Debates Covid-19 Emergency Status
1 year, 10 months ago

WHO Emergency Committee Debates Covid-19 Emergency Status

News 18  

The World Health Organization’s emergency committee on Covid-19 was meeting Friday to discuss whether the pandemic still merits the highest level of global alert. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus suggested the emergency phase of the pandemic is not over, pointing to surging numbers of deaths and warning that the global response to the crisis “remains hobbled”. “But the global response …

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate

LA Times  

Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness. “We’ve reached what I would call a level of détente with the virus,” said Jay Varma, an infectious disease specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. “I would say there’s a lot …

WHO says its chief spoke with Chinese officials, welcomes COVID-19 data
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO says its chief spoke with Chinese officials, welcomes COVID-19 data

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization's head has spoken with Chinese authorities and the agency welcomed new information about the situation in the country, WHO said on Saturday after Beijing released new data showing a big jump in COVID-19-related deaths. Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke with Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission, about the wave of infections which erupted …

China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December
1 year, 11 months ago

China says 60,000 people have died of Covid since early December

CNN  

CNN — Close to 60,000 people have died of Covid in China since the country abruptly abandoned its tight “zero-Covid” policy in early December, a medical official from the National Health Commission told a press conference in Beijing on Saturday. The World Health Organization and the United States have accused China of “under-representing” the severity of its current outbreak, while …

‘Covid deaths are clearly piling up’, says top US scientist as WHO warns China
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Covid deaths are clearly piling up’, says top US scientist as WHO warns China

Live Mint  

Epidemiologist and health economist Dr Eric Feigl-Ding has informed that World Health Organisation's head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China to stop under-reporting Covid deaths. The World Health Organisation had also criticized China's ‘narrow' definition of Covid deaths—of suppressing deaths. China reported one new Covid death in the mainland for Wednesday, compared with five a day earlier, bringing its official …

WHO: China COVID data underrepresents surge, deaths
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO: China COVID data underrepresents surge, deaths

The Hindu  

China's COVID-19 data is not giving an accurate picture of the situation there and underrepresents the number of hospitalisations and deaths from the disease, a senior official at the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. "We believe that the current numbers being published from China underrepresent the true impact of the disease in terms of hospital admissions, in terms of …

WHO Chief Asks China To Share Data To Understand Origins Of Novel Coronavirus
2 years ago

WHO Chief Asks China To Share Data To Understand Origins Of Novel Coronavirus

ABP News  

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has asked China for data concerning Covid-19 to understand the origins of the novel coronavirus. The WHO chief said that he was "hopeful" that the COVID-19 pandemic would no longer be considered a global health emergency next year. "We're hopeful that at some point next year, we will be able to say that …

WHO chief call on China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19
2 years ago

WHO chief call on China to share requested data to probe origins of Covid-19

Live Mint  

In a bid to understand the origins of the coronavirus, World Health Organization head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called on China to share the requested data concerning Covid-19. While briefing the media, as quoted in a statement on the organisation's website, he said, "We continue to call on China to share the data and conduct the studies that we have …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization chief on Wednesday said a nearly 90% drop in recent COVID-19 deaths globally compared to nine months ago provides “cause for optimism,” but still urged vigilance against the pandemic as variants continue to crop up. “Almost 10,000 deaths a week is 10,000 too many for a disease that can be prevented and treated.” The …

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February
2 years, 1 month ago

WHO reports 90% drop in world COVID-19 deaths since February

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of the World Health Organization says there’s “cause for optimism” as the latest weekly count of worldwide COVID-19 deaths came in around 9,400, nearly 90% below levels seen nine months ago. The head of the World Health Organization on Wednesday said the number of recent COVID-19 deaths has dropped nearly 90% globally compared with nine months ago, …

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency
2 years, 2 months ago

Biden administration extends COVID public health emergency

LA Times  

White House COVID-19 response coordinator Ashish Jha speaks during the daily briefing at the White House on Oct. 11. The Biden administration said Thursday that the COVID-19 public health emergency will continue through Jan. 11, as officials brace for a spike in cases this winter. The public health emergency, first declared in January 2020 under the Trump administration and renewed …

COVID much more than respiratory disease: Why woes related to virus not yet over
2 years, 2 months ago

COVID much more than respiratory disease: Why woes related to virus not yet over

Live Mint  

Even as the end is in sight for the COVID-19 pandemic, World Health Organisation has notified they are still concerned about ‘post COVID-19 conditions’. Pointing out that around 144 million people have suffered from long COVID, WHO official said, “it is much more than a respiratory disease” and they have just started understanding its acute effects and long-term effects. We …

Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over
2 years, 3 months ago

Dr Fauci pushes back on Biden’s claim the Covid pandemic is over

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Anthony Fauci said on Monday that the US is not …

Joe Biden says the Covid pandemic is ‘over’. Is he right?
2 years, 3 months ago

Joe Biden says the Covid pandemic is ‘over’. Is he right?

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. But the US — like many other countries — still continues to grapple with …

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?
2 years, 3 months ago

Coronavirus Today: Who’s dying of COVID-19 now?

LA Times  

I’m Karen Kaplan, and it’s Tuesday, Sept. 20. At a time when vaccines, boosters, medications and antibody treatments are plentiful, when hospitals have the bandwidth to care for patients who are seriously ill, and when, as White House COVID-⁠19 Response Coordinator Dr. Ashish Jha said, “most COVID-19 deaths are preventable,” you’ve got to wonder: Who is dying of COVID-19 now? …

Op-Ed: No, Mr. President, the pandemic isn’t over
2 years, 3 months ago

Op-Ed: No, Mr. President, the pandemic isn’t over

LA Times  

On “60 Minutes” on Sunday, President Biden declared “the pandemic is over.” Well into our third year of battling COVID-19, we all wish that were true. There have been more than 2 million confirmed new COVID infections in the last month, and considering the untested and unreported cases, the real number is a multiple of that, most probably at least …

White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’
2 years, 3 months ago

White House says Covid-19 policy unchanged despite Biden’s comments that the ‘pandemic is over’

CNN  

CNN — The Biden administration is largely downplaying President Joe Biden’s comments declaring the coronavirus pandemic “over,” suggesting his remarks signal a continuation of the White House’s evolving stance toward the pandemic over the past few months. Biden outlined a transition in the White House’s perspective on the virus in March, saying at the time that Covid is not over, …

Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden’s comments about pandemic widen public health split over how US should respond to Covid-19

CNN  

CNN — Even as the US prepares for a potential winter surge of Covid-19, President Biden roamed the cavernous halls of the Detroit Auto Show for an interview on CBS’s “60 Minutes” and, gesturing to the mostly maskless attendees, told the nation, “the pandemic is over.” “We still have a problem with Covid. “I think it’s sort of a term …

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’
2 years, 3 months ago

Biden: ‘The pandemic is over’

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden said he believes the Covid-19 pandemic is “over” in an appearance on CBS’ “60 Minutes,” but acknowledged the US still has a “problem” with the virus that has killed more than 1 million Americans. Biden on 2024 The President told “60 Minutes” in the interview aired Sunday he had not made a “firm decision” on …

Explained | Is there any end of the COVID-19 pandemic in sight?
2 years, 3 months ago

Explained | Is there any end of the COVID-19 pandemic in sight?

The Hindu  

The story so far: “We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.” At a press conference on September 14, World Health Organization director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 was the lowest since March 2020. We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic.” The …

WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020
2 years, 3 months ago

WHO: COVID end 'in sight,' deaths at lowest since March 2020

The Hindu  

The head of the World Health Organization said on September 15 that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the …

End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’
2 years, 3 months ago

End of Covid-19 pandemic is in sight, WHO director-general says, ‘so let’s seize this opportunity’

CNN  

CNN — The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in a news briefing in Geneva on Wednesday. “Last week, the number of weekly reported deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020,” he said. Now is the time to run harder and …

Cannot pretend Covid-19 is not here: WHO Chief amid spike in cases
2 years, 4 months ago

Cannot pretend Covid-19 is not here: WHO Chief amid spike in cases

Live Mint  

World Health Organization Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday “we cannot pretend Covid-19 is not there,”. In a video, Ghebreyesus is heard saying, "just in the past week, 15,000 people around the world have lost their lives to Covid-19. The WHO chief also commented on Monkeypox that the world reported around 7500 cases last week. Almost 7,500 cases were …

WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline
2 years, 6 months ago

WHO: COVID-19 deaths rise, reversing a 5-week decline

Associated Press  

GENEVA — After five weeks of declining coronavirus deaths, the number of fatalities reported globally increased by 4% last week, according to the World Health Organization. In its weekly assessment of the pandemic issued on Thursday, the U.N. health agency said there were 8,700 COVID-19 deaths last week, with a 21% jump in the Americas and a 17% increase in …

WHO: COVID cases and deaths falling nearly everywhere
2 years, 6 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 …

WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’
2 years, 7 months ago

WHO chief: The COVID pandemic is ‘most certainly not over’

Associated Press  

BERLIN — The COVID-19 pandemic is “most certainly not over,” the head of the World Health Organization warned Sunday, despite a decline in reported cases since the peak of the omicron wave. He told governments that “we lower our guard at our peril.” The U.N. health agency’s director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told officials gathered in Geneva for opening of the …

Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in US at global summit
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden marks COVID ‘tragic milestone’ in US at global summit

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders at a COVID-19 summit Thursday to reenergize a lagging international commitment to attacking the virus as he led the U.S. in marking the “tragic milestone” of 1 million deaths in America. He spoke solemnly of the once-unthinkable U.S. toll: “1 million empty chairs around the family dinner table.” The coronavirus has …

U. S. President Joe Biden marks one million Americans dead from COVID-19
2 years, 7 months ago

U. S. President Joe Biden marks one million Americans dead from COVID-19

The Hindu  

President Joe Biden on May 12 commemorated the death of one million people in the United States from COVID-19, marking what he called "a tragic milestone" and urging Americans to "remain vigilant" amid the ongoing pandemic. In a statement, Mr. Biden acknowledged the loss' impact on families left behind and urged the country not to "grow numb to such sorrow," …

Biden urges global COVID fight, US nears 1 million deaths
2 years, 7 months ago

Biden urges global COVID fight, US nears 1 million deaths

Al Jazeera  

World leaders held a summit to discuss efforts to end the COVID-19 pandemic and prepare for future health threats. United States President Joe Biden appealed to world leaders to commit to a renewed international effort to confront the COVID-19 pandemic, as he marked the approaching “tragic milestone” of one million deaths from the virus in the US. “Today, we mark …

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say

NPR  

COVID remains a public health emergency for now, the WHO and Biden administration say Enlarge this image toggle caption Matt Dunham/AP Matt Dunham/AP The World Health Organization and the Biden administration are both saying that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency, even as global deaths from the virus have reached the lowest levels since March 2020. Both the WHO and …

COVID-19 virus likely continues to evolve but severity reduces over time: WHO
2 years, 8 months ago

COVID-19 virus likely continues to evolve but severity reduces over time: WHO

China Daily  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization, attends a news conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Dec 20, 2021. GENEVA - SARS-CoV-2, the virus causing the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, is likely to keep evolving as transmission continues globally, but its severity will reduce due to immunity acquired by vaccination and infection, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday. Speaking at …

'Pandemic is not over': WHO's warning as Covid-19 cases surge globally
2 years, 9 months ago

'Pandemic is not over': WHO's warning as Covid-19 cases surge globally

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization on Wednesday warned that the world will continue to battle with surging Covid-19 infections and its emerging variants until all countries are covered with high vaccination. Until we reach high vaccination coverage in all countries, we will continue to face the risk of infections surging and new variants emerging that evade," said WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom …

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