Smokers face 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19 than non-smokers, study finds
Dominic Cummings tells parliament government 'fell disastrously short' in response to pandemic
But director-general says many areas still facing rising cases; cites vaccine inequities
The fire erupted on Saturday at the Ibn Khatib hospital in the Diyala Bridge area
Malawi authorities say government has no money to pay teachers, who risk contracting coronavirus by teaching classes in person
The seizure and arrests in South Africa led to the identification of a network selling counterfeit COVID-19 vaccines in China, Interpol said in an ema
Biden and many of his fellow Democrats want to more than double the minimum wage by 2025
European director says 1 in 10 suffer symptoms 12 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis
The teachers are demanding bonus pay for working during the COVID-19 pandemic, as well as better protective equipment
The agency said about 37.1 million people had received 1 or more doses
Hans Kluge says vaccines are offering hope, while virus variants are creating greater risks
COVID-19 vaccines unlikely to prompt Australia to reopen international borders in 2021, dashing travel hopes for millions
COVID-19 vaccines unlikely to prompt Australia to reopen international borders in 2021, dashing travel hopes for millions
The United Nations refugee agency and aid group Mercy Corps say an urgent intervention is needed to avoid a humanitarian disaster
Chief scientist says not enough vaccines will be developed and produced to stop spread of virus////
UN health agency also says there is no evidence that new variants of COVID-19 will decrease effectiveness of existing vaccines
The leading teachers' association says the schools are not well prepared to follow health protocols to prevent the spread of coronavirus
Health minister says more than 1,000 cases of variant found in southern Britain
Through order 7097/2020 issued today, the Italian Council of State says yes to the use of hydroxychloroquine as a treatment for Covid-19, provided it
Agency regional director says continent reached two million cases after one-month surges in 19 nations
Company, German partner say more testing is needed
Kenyan teachers union is calling on government to give guidance to older teachers and those suffering from chronic diseases after 35 teachers and 17 s
The CDC guidance comes weeks after the agency published - and then took down a similar warning, sparking debate over how the virus spreads
British-based charity Save the Children called on world leaders for a renewed commitment to advocating for girls around the world at Thursday's UN Gen
Data collected between February and July shows Hispanics, Blacks and Native Americans made up 75% of children who died from virus in US
Country says it urgently needs more than 2,000 pints of blood to save the lives of about 300 people, including hemodialysis patients just in one town
This year's indigenous populations day was observed under the theme 'COVID-19 and indigenous peoples' resilience'
ANALYSIS : Hydroxychloroquine works episode IV, the proof by Italy. The widespread use of a therapy including hydroxychloroquine, as decreed by the I
Visit comes as polls indicate support for new independence referendum
Test was developed by the UK Rapid Test Consortium, a partnership between Oxford University and leading UK diagnostics firms
The southern African country recorded its highest number of confirmed cases in a single day last week as the numbers neared 2,000 with 29 deaths
Dr. Anne Schuchat calls the surge in new cases just the beginning
The pandemic is unraveling decades of health, education and other progress in South Asia
Federally funded vaccine to go to Americans first
South Africa accounts for 25 percent of continent's cases
World Health Organization officials say pandemic is moving from Africa's large capital cities into the hinterlands where it will be more difficult to
Ardern lifts nearly all remaining curbs after health ministry reports recovery of final coronavirus patient
In its new guidance, prompted by evidence from studies conducted in recent weeks, the WHO stressed that face masks were only one of a range of tools t
A landslide in April destroyed a major water pipe in central Kenya, cutting off running water to Nairobi neighborhoods
We could be facing multiple famines of biblical proportions'
WHO warns there could be a huge increase in preventable diseases, such as measles and polio, as the coronavirus pandemic affects vaccination programs