COVID-19

LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organization said. In its latest weekly assessment of the pandemic, the UN health agency said there were more than 3.7 million new infections and 9,000 deaths in the last week, drops of 3 … Read more

Taipei— China’s zero-COVID policy, which has led to long lockdowns in major cities and suspended operations in factories, businesses and schools, is taking a bigger bite out of the country’s overall economic growth. Economic numbers from the country continue to paint a grim picture from the government’s policy aimed at eliminating all coronavirus cases. From … Read more

SAO PAULO, May 26 (Reuters) – The risk of going hungry in Brazil is higher than ever, as the percentage of people unable to afford food for themselves or their family at some point during the last 12 months rose to a record 36% in 2021, from 30% in 2019, a newly published study showed. … Read more

LONDON (AP) — The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths are still falling globally after peaking in January, the World Health Organization said. In its latest weekly assessment of the pandemic, the UN health agency said there were more than 3.7 million new infections and 9,000 deaths in the last week, drops of 3% … Read more

Solidarity is one of the most beautiful things about the Cuban people. All Cubans have had their own experience with solidarity. Some as teachers, some as doctors, others as instructors. For example, we have all had some type of experience on internationalist missions. And even if one has not been on a mission personally, there … Read more

[ACCRA] Continued monitoring of the evolution of the virus that causes COVID-19 as the pandemic progresses could strengthen disease surveillance systems and aid preparedness for new variants, a study suggests. Last year, the World Health Organization (WHO) indicated that identifying the genetic makeup of the virus that causes COVID-19 called SARS-CoV-2 could play a vital … Read more

Medical professionals are calling on the World Health Assembly to pass a resolution calling for folic acid fortification in staple foods to prevent spina bifida worldwide. Jeffrey Blount, MD, director of the Division of Pediatric Neurosurgery, UAB and Children’s of Alabama.An international health organization is calling for universal mandatory folic acid fortification of staple foods … Read more

The WHO resolution states the war has seriously impeded access to healthcare in Ukraine, and has regional implications. Member states of the World Health Organization have slammed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and attacks by Russian forces on Ukrainian healthcare facilities in a resolution overwhelmingly adopted in Geneva, further isolating Moscow on the international stage. The … Read more

RT: Maria Van Kerkhove, Head ai Emerging Diseases and Zoonosis at the World Health Organization (WHO), speaks during a news conference on the situation of the coronavirus at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland, January 29, 2020. Denis Balibouse | Reuters The World Health Organization on Thursday said the monkeypox virus has spread to more … Read more

Chicagoans need to mask up indoors and get their COVID-19 booster shots as most of the larger metro area is now considered a high threat for the spread of the virus, a top health official said Thursday. Chicago Public Health Commissioner Dr. Allison Arwady stopped short of announcing mandates for masks or proof of vaccination … Read more