WHO studies effectiveness of vaccines against ‘British’ COVID strain
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM Lack of effectiveness of vaccines against the UK strain of the coronavirus has not been confirmed so far, the World Health Organization (WHO) continues to study these issues, Melita Vujnovic, WHO representative in Russia, told TASS on Wednesday.
WHO hopes to roll out vaccines for all in February
GENEVA. KAZINFORM The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) called Monday for a collective commitment so that within the next 100 days, coronavirus vaccination for health workers and those at higher risk in all countries can begin, with one official saying the hope is for a rollout during February.
WHO reports over 799,000 new daily cases of COVID-19
GENEVA. KAZINFORM Over 799,000 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection have been recorded globally in the past day, pushing a total number of infections to more than 87.58 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday.
WHO chief begins 2021 with plea for ‘less politicking’ over health
GENEVA. KAZINFORM In his first regular media briefing of the new year, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, told journalists that WHO was also «picking up and analyzing hundreds of potential signals every week», concerning other life-threatening illnesses.
WHO reports over 583,000 new daily cases of COVID-19
GENEVA. KAZINFORM More than 583,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been recorded globally in the past day, pushing a total number of infections to 83.91 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Monday.
More than 444,000 new COVID-19 cases registered worldwide — WHO
GENEVA. KAZINFORM More than 444,000 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection have been recorded globally in the past day, pushing the total case count to 80.15 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Tuesday.
WHO documents over 441,000 COVID-19 cases worldwide in past 24 hours
GENEVA. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization (WHO) has documented over 441,000 COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, with the overall number of confirmed coronavirus cases in the world hitting 79.67 mln. The data published by WHO on Monday informs that the COVID-19 death toll has risen by over 6,800 in the past 24 hours, surpassing 1.76 mln in total.
WHO says no data available yet on how new coronavirus strain influences mortality
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The World Health Organization has no information at its disposal yet on how the novel coronavirus strain influences mortality rates, WHO representative to Russia, Melita Vujnovic, said on the round-the-clock television news channel Rossiya-24.
WHO reports over 700,000 new daily cases of COVID-19
GENEVA. KAZINFORM More than 700,000 new confirmed cases of novel coronavirus have been recorded globally in the past day, pushing a total number of infections to 74.2 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday.
WHO reveals leading causes of death and disability worldwide: 2000-2019
GENEVA. KAZINFORM Noncommunicable diseases now make up 7 of the world’s top 10 causes of death, according to WHO’s 2019 Global Health Estimates, published last week. This is an increase from 4 of the 10 leading causes in 2000. The new data cover the period from 2000 to 2019 inclusive.
Introduction of COVID-19 vaccines key objective of global healthcare, WHO envoy says
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM The world is a step away from introducing COVID-19 vaccines, which are crucial today for ensuring quality healthcare, World Health Organization (WHO) Representative in Russia Melita Vujnovic said on Monday during the Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with international participation «Medicine and Quality 2020». The conference is held online.
November’s global COVID-19 case count equal to first 4 months of pandemic
MOSCOW. KAZINFORM In November, the total COVID-19 case count in the world increased by 17.3 million cases, which is 5.6 million more than the record high, registered in October, and is about equal to all cases registered between March and July, according to TASS calculations. The relative growth has increased as well, from 35% to 38%.
Almost 4 mln people contract coronavirus in one week — WHO
GENEVA. KAZINFORM The number of novel coronavirus cases registered all over the world increased by almost four million in the past week, which is slightly less than during the previous seven-day period, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.
World faces worst humanitarian crisis since WWII — UN chief
UNITED NATIONS. KAZINFORM The United Nations needs $35 billion to respond to the greatest humanitarian crisis since the Second World War, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres said in a statement to launch the 2021 Global Humanitarian Overview.
Number of COVID-2019 cases across globe up by over 564,000 in past day
GENEVA. KAZINFORM - More than 564,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 61.87 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Sunday, TASS reports.
WHO reports new daily record high of over 747,000 COVID-19 cases
GENEVA. KAZINFORM More than 747,000 new daily cases of novel coronavirus were recorded globally in the past day, bringing a total number of infections to 61.29 million and becoming a new record high number of single-day cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday.
All-time high number of coronavirus cases registered worldwide in past week — WHO
GENEVA. KAZINFORM Over 4 million people contracted the novel coronavirus infection worldwide in the past seven days, which is the highest-ever weekly growth in cases since the start of the pandemic, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
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