To disinfect or not: no known spread of coronavirus across surfaces by WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) is not aware of any cases of infection with the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus when touching public surfaces. However, the organization still recommends disinfection of such surfaces. Writes about this edition DW with reference to the new WHO hygiene recommendations. The organization cites numerous studies on survival ...

Coronavirus has suspended vaccination against other diseases: the world is threatened by malaria and polio

On Monday, April 29, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that deaths among children around the world could rise as the coronavirus pandemic is forcing some countries to temporarily stop vaccinations for other deadly diseases such as polio. Writes about this CNBC. “At least ...

Residents of New York sued WHO: she is accused of hiding information about the coronavirus

Жители штата Нью-Йорк подали групповой иск против Всемирной организации здравоохранения. Они утверждают, что ВОЗ скрывала важную информацию о пандемии коронавируса. Об этом пишет издание New York Post. 20 апреля иск был подан в федеральный суд города Уайт-Плейнс. Истцы — три…

WHO: coronavirus will return in small flashes until a vaccine appears

David Nabarro, WHO Director-General's Special Envoy for the Coronavirus Pandemic, said COVID-19 is likely to return in small outbreaks until a vaccine against it is developed and introduced for widespread use. Writes about this "Null of America". "We are not…

Trump deprived WHO of funding: what the organization and the world will lose

The main task of the World Health Organization (WHO) is to solve problems that threaten human health. This is stated in the video of “Present Tense”. It is WHO that sets international standards for the treatment of diseases, helps underdeveloped countries maintain their healthcare systems and takes on the responsibility of combating…

'Spreading misinformation about COVID-19': Trump suspended WHO funding

US President Donald Trump has announced that he has ordered the suspension of US contributions to the World Health Organization (WHO) due to the fact that, in his opinion, it has failed to cope with the coronavirus pandemic. Writes about this BBC. WHO funding is temporarily suspended for the duration of ...

On-site march, meditation, and giving up alcohol: WHO has published quarantined tips

The World Health Organization (WHO) has issued recommendations for people forced to stay at home due to the spread of coronavirus infection: they need to move more, avoid sitting in one place and eat right, Interfax reports. “Even in small spaces, walking around the perimeter or marching on...

More terrible than coronavirus: ranking of diseases that kill thousands of people per day

The World Health Organization has published statistics showing how many people per day die from certain diseases. The new coronavirus 2019-nCoV, which frightened the whole world, ended up in 17th place in it, while the first one was long known to the whole world ...

WHO raises global risk assessment of coronavirus to maximum

The World Health Organization (WHO) has upgraded its global coronavirus risk assessment to "very high". RIA Novosti writes about this. This is the highest level of risk in the WHO classification. This was stated by WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at a press conference. At the same time, the Executive Director of the WHO Program for...

In the United States recorded the first case of transmission of Chinese coronavirus from person to person

The United States has recorded the sixth case of infection with the Chinese coronavirus and the first case of transmission of this virus from person to person, RBC reports. This was reported by the Associated Press with reference to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). We are talking about a married couple...

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