Tag: Tedros

WHO warns world in ‘new and dangerous phase’ of pandemic; COVID-19 spread still accelerating

    by Robin MILLARD with Elle IDE in Rome Agence France Presse The World Health Organization warned Friday of a “new and dangerous phase” of the coronavirus pandemic with people tiring of lockdowns despite the disease’s accelerating spread. The warning came as it emerged the virus was present in Italy in December, months before its first confirmed cases and about the same time as the disease was first reported in China. The virus, which […]

Taiwan demands apology from WHO chief over virus ‘slander’

  TAIPEI, Taiwan (AFP) — Taiwan demanded an apology from the World Health Organization chief on Thursday after he accused the island’s government of leading personal attacks against him and his agency’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called for unity to fight the disease on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump criticized the global health body and threatened to cut its funding. During the press conference he spoke of the […]

PHL joins WHO Solidarity Trial to find cure for COVID-19

(Eagle News) – The Philippines will be joining the World Health Organization’s Solidarity Trial that is finding a cure for the coronavirus disease that has claimed more than 50,000 lives worldwide. The Department of Health announced this on Thursday as cases in the country reached more than 2,600 with at least 107 deaths. On Friday, the cases jumped to 3,018 with 136 deaths Worldwide the virus has already infected more than 1 million people, with […]

WHO says “lockdown” not enough; urges aggressive isolation, testing, treatment and tracing of cases

  (Eagle News) – The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries currently implementing a lockdown, to go one step further in attacking the virus spread by strengthening and expanding the public health force and to aggressively “isolate, test, treat and trace” coronavirus cases. “We have overcome many pandemics and crises before. We will overcome this one too. The question is how large a price we will pay?” said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, […]