Japan's $800 million pledge is largest made to COVAX initiative

But director-general says many areas still facing rising cases; cites vaccine inequities

More COVID cases in past two weeks than in pandemic's first six months

More COVID cases in past two weeks than in pandemic's first six months

Director-general says many other countries face fragile situations

But infection rates remain high despite vaccination campaign

World Health Organization says Africa's rollout of COVID-19 vaccine is being hampered by supply shor

Joint statement notes study was significantly delayed and lacked access to complete, original data

Rochelle/Walensky worried about relaxation of measures and rise in travel as COVID-19 cases tick up

It is first reported increase in region after six weeks of decline

The southern African nation is falling behind in the battle with the coronavirus

The southern African nation is falling behind in the battle with the coronavirus

Tedros said that as vaccines are rolled out around the world, it is important to continue to take th

'Not right that younger, healthier adults in rich countries are vaccinated before health workers and

Britain reactivates emergency hospitals amid COVID-19 infection surge

Funding shortfall could stop COVAX effort to bring vaccines to poorest nations 

Officials say hospitals and ICUs are filling up or full in Europe and the United States

Agency regional director says continent reached two million cases after one-month surges in 19 natio

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells reporters at regular briefing in Geneva that the case increases are

Infectious-disease expert says while new numbers are still high, the infection rate is down

Dr. Hans Kluge, says much of surge has been among young people

Global number of cases approaching 20 million

Dr. Francis Collins, director of the National Institutes of Health tossed new ideas into the mix: co

Agency says 70,000 confirmed cases, 2,000 deaths among Indigenous people in region

67,600 new cases reported Wednesday according to Johns Hopkins University

The southern African country recorded its highest number of confirmed cases in a single day last wee

US isn't the only country watching anxiously as coronavirus cases rise

Parts of India, US reimposing restrictions, while worldwide confirmed cases top 10.1 million

Agency says world currently confirming 1 million new cases a week

Investors pull back after WHO report

More than 183,000 new cases in last 24 hours, WHO said Sunday

Increase comes as many countries continue to lift coronavirus restrictions

Secretary-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Beijing had gone 50 days without reporting new

Coronavirus infections have soared in recent days, with dozens more lawmakers contracting disease

Health Ministry reports 79 new cases, most in more than two months  

The more than 100 soldiers sent to Toamasina are charged with keeping the peace and enforcing requir

Brazil has over 347,000 confirmed cases, making it the second-highest affected in world after United

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres opens two-day virtual WHO World Health Assembly

The government has previously sought to arrest critics of the nation's rickety health care system, w

Ministry of Health Director-General Ashley Bloomfield says that was encouraging news as most busines

South Korea reported 204 infections as of late Friday

We're encouraged by this trend, but this is no time for complacency,' Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sa

Executive director of WHO's Health Emergencies Program, Michael Ryan, says cases are not based on cl