Smokers face 50% higher risk of developing severe disease and death from COVID-19 than non-smokers, study finds
Director-general says many other countries face fragile situations
Regional director says one billion Africans remain on the margins of efforts to end pandemic
Judge Mohammed Oreibi al-Khalifa was 52
Findings offer little new insight into how the virus first emerged and leave many questions unanswered
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It is first reported increase in region after six weeks of decline
Leader of 10-member team that traveled to China dismisses theory that novel coronavirus leaked from Chinese laboratory
Warning comes after South Africa suspends their vaccine campaign, citing concerns it was not as effective against variants
COVID-19 lockdowns and school closures make girls particularly vulnerable to Female Genital Mutilation and other forms of abuse
Hans Kluge says vaccines are offering hope, while virus variants are creating greater risks
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus say studies show that not delivering equitable access to vaccines would not only be 'a catastrophic moral
Nation observes tragic milestone as new variant of coronavirus discovered in California//
Tedros urges wealthier nations to share COVID-19 vaccines with poorer countries
UN health agency also says there is no evidence that new variants of COVID-19 will decrease effectiveness of existing vaccines
Funding shortfall could stop COVAX effort to bring vaccines to poorest nations
Militant funerals cause of concern for Indian authorities
Flags across the country are flying at half-staff after Sadiq al-Mahdi died at an Abu Dhabi hospital in United Arab Emirates
The period of mourning began Wednesday on the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women and 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-B
Europe continues to struggle with rising case numbers
Tedros says political division has led to disrespect for science, and a spread of the virus
There are now more than 39 million confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide
Nicola Sturgeon calls lawmaker's actions 'dangerous and indefensible'
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
Cool, dry weather could boost transmission of COVID-19, but control measures can still curb disease spread
Data collected between February and July shows Hispanics, Blacks and Native Americans made up 75% of children who died from virus in US
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson announces moonshot' plan to test 500,000 citizens daily as country limits all social gatherings to just six at a
Almost one-quarter of the global population is estimated to have underlying conditions that increase vulnerability to COVID-19
Rights group researchers warns that health system struggling to provide care for older COVID-19 patients will be flooded with new patients suffering r
In this interconnected world it would be short-sighted of wealthy countries to keep vaccine supplies for themselves because no one is safe until every
Peru President says chaos of the pandemic is partly to blame for the undercount
Pandemic disrupts programs that deal with these major killers
US military to send medical personnel to San Antonio, Texas as hospitalizations of COVID-19 patients reaches crisis level
The Islamic Republic has recorded a total of 11,571 deaths and 240,438 infections from the coronavirus, health ministry spokeswoman Sima Sadat Lari sa
Access to hospital care biggest driving factor
In her statement, Omar said no words can describe what her father meant to her, and she also asked that the public respect her and her family's privac
WHO urges caution as most European borders reopen to air travel
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
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
Demand for hydroxychloroquine, a drug approved decades ago, surged after Trump touted its use as a coronavirus treatment in early April
Pledge follows oversight advisory committee report
The UN said it will have to start shuttering 31 of 41 programs in the war torn country due to cash problems, just as COVID-19 is starting to spread