WHO vaccine experts said Wednesday the AstraZeneca-Oxford Covid-19 vaccine could be used for people aged over 65, and also in settings where variants of the virus are circulating.

WHO expert panel says AstraZeneca Covid jabs works for over-65s and for variants

As the vaccination drive against coronavirus gathers pace across the world, the World Health Organization(WHO) has warned that herd immunity will not be reached this year.

Herd immunity will not be reached in 2021 despite vaccines, says WHO's Soumya Swaminathan

The head of the World Health Organization said on Friday there is a "clear problem" that low- and middle-income countries are not yet receiving supplies of COVID-19 vaccines and urged countries to stop striking bilateral deals with manufacturers.

World Health Organization asks rich countries to stop cutting the vaccines queue

World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that coronavirus crisis will not be the last pandemic, and attempts to improve human health is "doomed" without tackling climate change and animal welfare.

History tells us this won't be last pandemic, says WHO chief on coronavirus

The year of the pandemic has been tough and many people have sacrificed their time with family and friends to cater to the medical, mental and physical emergencies.

'We will sit at family tables missing a familiar face: WHO chief Tedros shares Christmas message

As the World Health Organization(WHO) cautioned against relying too much on vaccines, the chief of the UN health body Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "COVID-19 has shown what humanity is capable of at its best and worst.

COVID-19 has shown disturbing signs of self-interest, blame-shifting & division: WHO chief Tedros

The roll-out of coronavirus vaccines to fight the pandemic will not by itself eliminate the deadly coronavirus, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday.

Coronavirus vaccines do not mean pandemic is over: WHO

The World Health Organization does not believe there will be enough quantities of coronavirus vaccines in the next three to six months to prevent a surge of infections, its top emergency expert said on Wednesday.

Vaccines insufficient to prevent surge in coronavirus for next six months: WHO

World Health Organization's chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday that it ''will do everything'' to discover the origin of coronavirus. Voicing deep concern Monday over a sharp increase in Covid-19 cases and deaths in Brazil in recent weeks, he said its condition "is very, very worrisome.

'Will do everything' to discover origin of COVID-19, says WHO

Ethiopian army on Thursday accused World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of supporting dissidents in Tigray region. Ethiopian army is currently engaged in an armed conflict with country's Tigray region.

Ethiopia accuses WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus of supporting Tigray region

JuD chief Hafiz Saeed sentenced to over 10 years in jail in terror funding cases https://www.wionews.com/south-asia/jud-chief-hafiz-saeed-sentenced-to-over-10-years-in-jail-in-terror-funding-cases-344074 The anti-terror court in Lahore ordered the confiscation of all properties of Hafiz Saeed.

Top 10 world news: Hafiz Saeed fresh sentence, Ethiopia accuses WHO chief, and more

The World Health Organization has recorded 65 instances of the Covid among staff based at its central command, including five individuals who took a shot at the premises and were in contact with each other, a leaked internal email shows.

COVID-19 'cluster' found at World Health Organization's headquarter

As the coronavirus cases across the world continue to rise, World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today that the UN health body is encouraged by "preliminary results of clinical trials released this week.

'World cannot put all eggs in one basket': WHO chief Tedros 'encouraged' by coronavirus clinical trials

The United States mission in Geneva urged World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday to invite Taiwan to a major meeting the body is hosting next week expected to focus on the COVID-19 pandemic.

US urges WHO chief to invite Taiwan to a key meeting

The World Health Organization's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called on countries to persevere with restrictions to tackle coronavirus. Also read: Coronavirus cases in US top 6 million; Mexico’s toll surpasses 64,000 Tedros said that opening up without control of the virus would be a "recipe for disaster".

Opening up without controlling COVID-19 would be a 'recipe for disaster': WHO

World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today that the "pandemic is a reminder that health and the economy are inseparable." Watch: Tedros said that corruption of personal protective equipment (PPE) in South Africa amounted to "murder", "Any type of corruption is unacceptable, he said, adding," However, corruption related to PPE.

Hope to finish this pandemic before less than two years: WHO chief Tedros

As the coronavirus cases continue to rise around the world, the World Health Organization(WHO) director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu said that Rwanda, New Zealand, Mekong region and islands across the Caribbean and the Pacific have been able to suppress COVID-19 early.

Coronavirus has demonstrated no seasonal pattern so far: WHO

A World Health Organization (WHO) team sent to China to launch a probe into the origins of the new coronavirus had "extensive discussions" with Chinese counterparts, including video exchanges with scientists in Wuhan where the outbreak was first detected, a spokesman said on Tuesday.

WHO says China team interviewed Wuhan scientists over coronavirus origins

WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said today that "there is no silver bullet at the moment to fight the virus and there might never be".

There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO chief Tedros warns

World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the emergency committee meeting said that the pandemic "is a once-in-a-century health crisis, the effects of which will be felt for decades to come.

Coronavirus effect will be felt for decades to come: WHO chief Tedros

The number of global COVID-19 pandemic cases has topped 15 million, with almost 620,000 deaths and almost half of all cases from the US, Brazil and India, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

Global coronavirus cases surpass 15 million: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

The World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday rejected as false an allegation from US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo that he owed his position to a deal with China.

Coronavirus politics should be quarantined, says WHO chief Tedros over Pompeo's remark

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told lawmakers during a trip to London that World Health Organization's(WHO) director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has been "bought" by China.

'Dead Britons': Pompeo slams World Health Organization; says chief Tedros 'bought' by China

World Health Organization(WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus lauded Spain and France for their coronavirus response even as he stressed that restrictions put in place to suppress the disease worldwide is taking a huge toll in protracted emergencies.

Coronavirus in Brazil has plateaued, opportunity to suppress transmission: WHO