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Washington, United States | AFP | The World Health Organization has reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, as US President Donald Trump proposed hosting world leaders for the annual G7 summit as a sign of “normalization.” The WHO said Wednesday that more than 106,000 virus cases had been reported …
Read More »WHO reports record virus cases as Trump proposes face-to-face G7 summit
Washington, United States | AFP | The World Health Organization on Wednesday reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases, as US President Donald Trump proposed hosting world leaders for the annual G7 summit as a sign of “normalization.” Trump, who is seeking to revive the battered US economy and his …
Read More »Trump blames Chinese ‘incompetence’ for ‘mass Worldwide killing’
Washington, United States | AFP | US President Donald Trump again lashed out at China Wednesday over the coronavirus pandemic, blaming Beijing for “mass Worldwide killing.” The early morning tweet, which also referred to an unidentified “wacko in China,” was the latest heated rhetoric from the White House, where Trump is making attacks on Beijing …
Read More »Egypt hospitals near ‘critical threshold’ in virus fight
Cairo, Egypt | AFP | Three months after Egypt reported its first novel coronavirus case, medical experts warn the strained healthcare system of the Arab world’s most populous nation is nearing a “critical threshold”. Hospitals have been hit by a flight of doctors abroad in recent years while the frontline staff …
Read More »WHO boss re-echoes need for unity to conquer COVID-19
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The World Health Organisation (WHO) director general has re-echoed the need for unity and solidarity as the world continues to fight the Coronavirus (COVID-19). His call was made at the end of the two day World Health Assembly after the better part of the second …
Read More »Russia denounces US attempts to ‘break’ WHO
Moscow, Russia | AFP | Russia on Tuesday denounced President Donald Trump’s threat to pull the United States out of the World Health Organization over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic. “Yes, there are opportunities to improve it… and we are ready — as before — to play an active role in this work,” deputy …
Read More »WHO faces virus probe after Trump ultimatum
Geneva, Switzerland | AFP | World Health Organization member states agreed Tuesday to launch an investigation into its coronavirus response, after US President Donald Trump threatened to quit the UN agency and branded it a “puppet of China”. Trump has been locked in a bitter spat with Beijing, alleging it covered …
Read More »Virus fight just one front against epidemics in Africa
Lagos, Nigeria | AFP | African nations grappling to contain coronavirus are scrambling to stop the outbreak worsening the impact of other killer diseases. Across the continent, countries regularly face surges from a raft of diseases that flourish in the humid weather and prey on weak health systems. Malaria strikes down …
Read More »Cholera cases in Moroto reach 100 mark
Moroto, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The number of cholera cases in Moroto district has reached the 100 mark despite several interventions by Ministry of Health and World Health Organization-WHO. On Friday, WHO delivered several items to the district comprising beds, drugs and water purification tablets among others to help combat …
Read More »Majority of world still at risk of coronavirus disease – WHO
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The majority of the world’s the population remains susceptible to COVID-19, even as countries have started easing restrictions which were initially put in place to tame the virus. Addressing the World Health Organization (WHO) Member States attending the 73rd session of the World Health Assembly …
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