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Delta COVID Variant More Transmissible, UK Official Says
The variant, first detected in India, is now the dominant strain in Britain
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More Contagious Variant Abets India's COVID-19 Surge, WHO Says
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WHO Says Global COVID-19 Cases Plateauing, Declining in Many Areas
But director-general says many areas still facing rising cases; cites vaccine inequities
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More Contagious Variant Abets India's COVID-19 Surge, WHO Says
India sets record for deaths in one day as more states impose more stringent lockdown measures
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White House COVID-19 Response Team: More Vaccine Not the Answer to Michigan Surge
Comments come one day after Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer urged White House to alter its vaccination distribution plan to states - currently base
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Africa Gets Only Fraction of COVID-19 Vaccines, WHO Says
Regional director says one billion Africans remain on the margins of efforts to end pandemic
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'All Hypotheses' on the Table Regarding COVID-19 Origins, WHO Chief Says
Leaked version of report of WHO-sponsored probe says virus most likely originated in animals
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More Europeans Dying from COVID Now Than Last Year, WHO Says
Coronavirus cases rise on the continent for a third consecutive week
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1-in-10 COVID-19 Patients Is Still Sick 3 Months Later, WHO says
European director says 1 in 10 suffer symptoms 12 weeks after COVID-19 diagnosis
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More Than 50 Million Doses of COVID-19 Vaccines Administered in US, CDC says
The agency said about 37.1 million people had received 1 or more doses
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All Theories Still Open Regarding COVID-19 Origins, WHO Chief Says
Comments by Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus follow international mission to China
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WHO Recommends AstraZeneca Vaccine in African Countries Fighting Variant COVID-19 Strain
WHO says vaccine can save lives and should be used
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WHO Says COVID-19 Hurting Efforts to Control Cancer
World Health Organization says pandemic is having profound consequences at a time when cases and deaths from deadly disease are rising
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WHO Europe Chief Says Region in Midst of COVID-19 'Pandemic Paradox'
Hans Kluge says vaccines are offering hope, while virus variants are creating greater risks
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COVID-19 Herd Immunity Will Not Be Achieved in 2021, WHO Says
Chief scientist says not enough vaccines will be developed and produced to stop spread of virus////
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Biden to Release COVID-19 Vaccines More Quickly, Transition Team Says
CDC says only one-fifth of the country's 29.4 million doses have been delivered
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Europe in Most Acute Phase of COVID-19 Transmission, WHO Says
UN health agency also says there is no evidence that new variants of COVID-19 will decrease effectiveness of existing vaccines
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New COVID-19 Variant More Infectious Than Other Strains, British Scientists Say
Researchers says new strain first detected in southern Britain is also more transmissible in children; discovery has prompted dozens of countries to i
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WHO Says No Evidence Coronavirus Variant is Deadlier, More Severe
Social distancing remains best way to avoid catching virus, experts say
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UK Health Ministry Says New COVID-19 Variant Discovered in Britain
Health minister says more than 1,000 cases of variant found in southern Britain
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Surge in Africa COVID-19 Cases Due to Large Gatherings, WHO Says
Agency regional director says continent reached two million cases after one-month surges in 19 nations
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WHO Urges World's Leaders to Act as COVID-19 Cases Surge
World Health Organization's director-general says nations need to make honest assessments
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COVID-19 Caused Nearly 300,000 More US Deaths, CDC Says
US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says biggest rise was among young adults between 25 and 44 years old
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Remdesivir, Hydroxychloroquine Have Little or No Effect on Severe COVID-19 Cases, WHO Says
Little impact detected on mortality, or in-hospital course among hospitalized patients, World Health Organization study finds
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WHO: Since WWII, No Crisis Demonstrates Need for UN More Than COVID-19
Director-General Tedros makes pitch for funding for COVAX cooperative COVID-19 vaccine effort
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COVID-19 Crisis Won't Necessarily End With Vaccine, WHO Says
Europe Director Hans Kluge says societies need to learn to live with virus