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New York : A psychosocial counsellor in Jordan's Azraq refugee camp  informed the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday that during the first four days of the COVID-19 lockdown she called beneficiaries to let them know that “virtual support" was available. more
COVID-19 storm strengthens across Europe, controlling transmission everywhere, essential: Tedros

New York : The storm clouds of COVID-19 still hang heavily over Europe, a senior World Health Organization (WHO) expert said on Thursday, with reported cases in the last 10 days alone, do ...

UN chief calls for greater protection for children caught up in COVID-19 crisis

New York : The looming global recession resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic could cause hundreds of thousands of additional child deaths this year, effectively reversing recent gains in ...

First Person: DR Congo doctor prepares for latest in long line of health crises

New York : Health professionals working with the World Health Organization (WHO) in eastern Democratic of Congo (DRC), have been dealing with the deadly Ebola epidemic since August 2018. ...

COVID-19: China's Wuhan now increases its death toll by 50 percent at 3869

Wuhan: China's COVID-19 outbreak epicentre Wuhan has increased the death toll from the deadly virus by 50 percent amid worldwide suspicion of the figures it released earlier.

Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO

New York : As some European countries begin to relax lockdown measures following weeks of confinement introduced to halt the spread of the new coronavirus, the World Health Organization ( ...

Covid-19: Death of a doctor and China's crime against humanity

As Covid-19 leaves behind a trail of deaths, suffering and economic devastation worldwide, the culpability of China, the country that bred the deadly novel coronavirus and tried to cover ...

Now is ‘not the time’ to reduce funding for the World Health Organization in COVID-19 fight, urges Guterres

New York : Now is a time for unity in the global battle to push the COVID-19 pandemic into reverse, not a time to cut the resources of the World Health Organization (WHO), which is spearh ...

Syria coronavirus threat sparks broad UN containment effort

New York : The United Nations and its partners are doing their utmost to support a comprehensive, multi-pronged effort to stem the impact of COVID-19 in Syria, where the viral disease has ...

Turkey confirms 4,062 new COVID-19 cases, 65,111 in total

Ankara/Xinhua/UNI: Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca on Tuesday confirmed 4,062 new COVID-19 cases and 107 more deaths from the virus.