カテゴリー: World Health Organization
South Korea records most cases since early March; South Africa infections pass 600,000; Brazil on ‘downward trend’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe world should be able to rein in the coronavirus pandemic in less than two…
UN says getting students safely back to classroom must be ‘top priority’; France says ‘situation is precarious’; record fines for isolation breaches in AustraliaTrump on the ropes in interview over US death tollSix months on, victories remain fragileUK…
US cases hit 1.87 million last month, or double the previous record; WHO says pandemic continues to accelerate; Melbourne wakes to strict lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJuly was the worst month of the coronavirus pa…
Many countries that believed they were past the worst are grappling with new outbreaks, says WHOCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMexico has recorded more than 9,000 daily coronavirus cases for the first time, as the country o…
Coronavirus live news: Tokyo sees new daily record cases; numbers climb in France, Spain and Germany
Vietnam reports biggest jump in cases; Brazil’s Bolsonaro treated for infection; WHO says ‘young people’ behind some spikesLockdown tightened in parts of northern EnglandUS economy suffers worst quarter since the second world war French and Spanish cas…
WHO chief says Pompeo made ‘untrue’ comments; US passes 4m cases as Trump cancels part of Republican convention; Melbourne records 300 new casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe coronavirus crisis could spark huge waves of…
As the laws of war become optional and crimes in Syria and Libya go unpunished, there are fears the body has no teethEven at the best of times, there is a wide scope for misunderstanding in modern international relations, says António Guterres, the UN …
US secretary of state said the World Health Organization was responsible for Britons who had died from Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe US secretary of state Mike Pompeo launched an extraordinary attack on the Wor…
WHO warns ‘no shortcuts out of pandemic’ as India, US and others fight rising infection ratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe northern Indian state of Bihar, which has a population of 125 million, has been ordered into a …
Infections are accelerating in largely untouched countries and those which hoped they had come through the worst. But there is hope“Most of the world sort of sat by and watched with almost a sense of detachment and bemusement,” said Helen Clark, appoin…
Japan reels from resurgence of virus while Australia restricts admissions to 4,000 a weekCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTokyo hit another record daily high number of new cases, Australia is to halve the number of citizens i…
WHO bows to pressure from scientists about risk from aerosol transmission; Brazil’s Bolsonaro tests positive; Israel health chief resignsCoronavirus latest updatesUS still ‘knee-deep’ in pandemic says FauciBrazilian president Jair Bolsonaro tests posit…
UN health body says it found out about the outbreak itself, not via Chinese officials; US cases increase 53,000 on Friday; English pubs reopenCoronavirus latest updatesAuthorities in Melbourne have ordered 3,000 people to stay in their tower block home…
African Union says tourism revenues down $55bn; Indonesia reports biggest daily increase in casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe World Health Organization has said it does not believe African countries are harbouring a s…
LA closes beaches and businesses as hospitals fill up while Bavaria announces ‘test offensive’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCalifornia has reported record new infections following its reopening as Los Angeles county ordere…