According to the WHO in Europe, the trend towards an increase in the number of new cases of Covid-19, which has tripled in the last six weeks in the region, should continue with the end of the summer holidays, the reopening of schools and social interaction becoming more common. continued do more in closed spaces […]
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WHO to examine whether to declare an international monkeypox emergency
Experts from the World Health Organisation will meet for the second time 21 July to analyze whether it is necessary to declare an international emergency because of the outbreak of monkeypoxwhen the cases are already approaching the 10,000 mark. WHO Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Recently, this second Emergency Committee meeting was expected to take […]
Global Covid-19 cases rise for fifth consecutive week
Between July 4 and 10, the world registered at least 5.7 million cases of Covid-19, a weekly increase of 6% and the fifth in a row, according to the epidemiological report published today by the World Health Organization (WHO). 100 since the start of the pandemic. Europe, with 2.8 million cases last week (4% more […]
WHO maintains international state of emergency for covid despite drop in deaths
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced today that it has declared the international emergency due to the pandemic of COVID-19, in force since January 2020, despite the continued decline in deaths from this disease, which are no longer associated with a specific increase in infections. Despite this, the Emergency Committee for the pandemicmeeting every three […]
Global monkeypox cases approach 10,000 . mark
The World Health Organisation (WHO) reported on Tuesday that about 3,000 additional cases of monkeypox in the world, bringing the total number of cases to 9,200 confirmed cases in laboratories in 63 countries. The number of deaths from this outbreak did not rise this weekend and remains at three, but the virus has spread to […]
WHO maintains Covid-19 pandemic as an international public health emergency
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus © Marcial Trezzini/EPA Author: TSF with Lusa The World Health Organization (WHO) announced this Tuesday that it has decided to maintain the Covid-19 pandemic as a public health emergency of international concern, following the recommendation made by its Emergency Committee. “The Covid-19 Emergency Committee met on Friday and concluded […]
WHO to reassess monkeypox outbreak
The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Wednesday that it has reconvened its Emergency Committee to assess the progress of the monkeypox outbreak, which has already infected more than 6,000 people in 58 countries. The director of the organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesushas indicated at a press conference that the WHO expert group will meet on […]
WHO convenes emergency committee over monkey pox expansion
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has decided to convene its emergency committee on June 23 in light of the spread of monkeypox and the need for greater coordination between affected countries. In a press conference, the director-general of the WHO said, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesusannounced that decision today and encrypted in 39 countries that have reported […]
World No Tobacco Day: Effects on Public Health and the Environment
May 31 is World No Tobacco Day, this celebration is held to inform citizens about the dangers faced by tobacco use. In addition, this year’s central theme is the harmful effects of tobacco on the environment under the slogan “It poisons our planet”. It is known that to make cigarettes, 600 million trees are cut […]
Monkeypox probably not going to be a pandemic: WHO
The monkeypox outbreak is “unlikely” to become a pandemic like the one in COVID-19 Despite the rapid expansion over the past month, Monday said the World Health Organisation (WHO). “We do not believe that this outbreak will lead to the start of another pandemic because it is a known virus, we have the resources to […]