The World Health Organisation (WHO) has disclosed that atleast one person died of COVID every 12 seconds in the past week. This was disclosed on Monday by WHO director-general, Tedros Ghebreyesus at…
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COVID: Omicron now in 89 countries – WHO counts
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the Omicron variant of the coronavirus has now been detected in 89 countries. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected by South African…
Ayoade Alakija appointed as special envoy – WHO
The World Health Organisation has appointed a Nigerian, Dr. Ayoade Alakija, as the global health agency’s Special Envoy for the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator. WHO Director-General, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus,…
Africa must invest in local production of COVID vaccines to address inequity – WHO
epa08525241 World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference organized by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus,…
Covid-19: No reports of deaths from Omicron variant yet, WHO reveals
The World Health Organisation said on Friday it had not seen any reports of deaths relating to the new Omicron variant of Covid-19. The WHO said it was collecting…
Omicron COVID Variant Now In 23 Countries – WHO Reveals
The World Health Organisation has disclosed that cases of the Omicron COVID variant have been reported in at least 23 countries. Omicron — labelled a “variant of concern” — was detected by…
New Virus Variant Poses ‘Very High’ Risk – WHO Warns
The World Health Organization warned Monday that the global risk from the omicron variant is “very high” based on the early evidence, saying the mutated coronavirus could lead to surges with “severe…
COVID Vaccination: WHO logs Osun as one of the 8 leading states in Nigeria
…as Oyetola flags off mass vaccination campaign … 2million doses ready for citizens The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that Osun is one of the eight leading States in Nigeria in…
WHO reveals Covid surveillance report in Africa
According to World Health Organisation (WHO) report, six of every seven COVID-19 infections in Africa go undetected due to low testing capacity. The statistics, which represent 85.8 per…