May 18, 2022 WHO calls ‘zero-COVID’ policy in China 'not sustainable' due to omicron The WHO's leader labeled China's "zero-COVID" pandemic strategy "not sustainable" due to the spread of the omicron variant.
May 14, 2022 COVID surge in South Africa driven by omicron sub-variants, experts say A COVID-19 surge in South Africa is being driven by omicron sub-variants, including BA.4 and BA.5. The World Health Organization (WHO) said there was no evidence that BA.4 was leading higher rates of hospitalization or death.
May 13, 2022 North Korea reports first COVID death after country implements lockdown More than 187,000 people are currently quarantined, and North Korean state media said one of the six people who died was infected by the omicron variant.
May 12, 2022 WHO reports COVID cases down everywhere but Africa, Americas The World Health Organization (WHO) said the number of new global COVID-19 cases has continued to decline across the world except for the Americas and Africa.
May 11, 2022 China labels WHO comments regarding 'zero-COVID' strategy 'irresponsible' China defended its strict "zero-COVID" approach on Wednesday, labeling comments from the World Health Organization "irresponsible."
May 5, 2022 Nearly 15M deaths worldwide associated with COVID-19: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) said Thursday that its new estimates show the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic between Jan. 1, 2020, and Dec. 2021 was approximately 14.9 million.
April 29, 2022 WHO, UNICEF warn about ‘perfect storm’ for measles in children UNICEF and the World Health Organization (WHO) are warning communities about what they say is a "perfect storm" of conditions for measles outbreaks in children. The agencies said that reported worldwide measles cases increased by 79% in the first two months of 2022, compared to the same time period last year.
April 29, 2022 South Korea to relax outdoor mask mandate as infections fall South Korea will relax its outdoor face mask mandate next week.
April 21, 2022 COVID cases declined again last week worldwide: WHO The World Health Organization (WHO) said in a weekly report that the number of new COVID-19 cases around the world fell by nearly a quarter last week.
April 13, 2022 Ukraine focus shows bias against Black lives, WHO chief says World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus hit the global community Wednesday for its focus on the war in Ukraine, questioning "if the world really gives equal attention to Black and White lives."
