The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday said that it had reached an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for 40 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines, adding that the WHO intends to deliver vaccines to low and middle-income countries by next month, as part of its COVAX programme.

Low-income countries could start vaccinating by Feb under Pfizer deal: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) said that there is no evidence to substantiate that Pfizer-BioNTech's coronavirus vaccine has contributed to the deaths of the elderly and called for the use of the jab.

WHO says Pfizer's vaccine safe to use as concerns rise post-Norway deaths

The UK coronavirus strain has spread to at least 60 countries, the World Health Organization reported Wednesday after US President-elect Joe Biden led a moving tribute to American victims.

UK coronavirus strain detected in at least 60 countries: WHO

The pandemic response probe said on Monday that WHO, China could have acted quicker to contain the spread of novel coronavirus. The Independent Panel for Pandemic Preparedness and Response (IPPR) in its second report also called the outbreak "largely hidden", adding that this caused the global spread.

WHO, China could have acted quicker; outbreak 'largely hidden': Covid-19 probe team

China is trying to rebrand Wuhan, the city of the novel coronavirus. The regime of President Xi Jinping is trying its best to dissociate Wuhan from the deadly virus.

The rebranding of Wuhan despite unanswered crucial questions

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

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un admitted on Wednesday that the country's economic plan had failed to meet its goals in a rare congress of the ruling Workers' Party.

Kim Jong-un admits economic failure as rare party congress begins

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

India strongly raised the issue of cross border terrorism from Pakistan and attempts to raise the bilateral issue at the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) heads of government meet.

Cross border terror from Pakistan, reforms at WHO top focus of India at SCO meet

France is split over plans to ban virginity testing, with some campaigners calling the procedure barbaric and others warning of violent repercussions for some Muslim women.

France debates virginity testing as activists fear violent repercussions for women

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

Mouthwash demonstrated virucidal properties that can kill deadly coronavirus within 30 seconds of being exposed to it, according to an experimental study. According to the researchers, mouthwashes have the potential to reduce the oral “viral load” of SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes Covid-19, among those suffering from the illness.

Mouthwash can kill coronavirus within 30 seconds: Study

As the news by top coronavirus vaccine candidate Moderna is creating a lot of buzz, the World Health Organization chief has called it "encouraging", but warned that "complacency" must be avoided.

Covid-19 vaccine news 'encouraging', but no time for 'complacency': WHO chief

The World Health Organization censored messages mentioning Taiwan and the Republic of China under a live stream of its daily press conference, prompting Taiwan social media users to use creative ways to bypass the censorship and mount countermeasures.

WHO censors Taiwan under a live stream of its press conference

Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Monday that his country would welcome President-elect Joe Biden restoring the United States to the Paris climate accord and returning as a member of the World Health Organization.

US return to WHO, Paris Agreement under Biden would be welcome, says Australia

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

GENEVA — On a cold weekend in mid-February, when the world still harbored false hope that the new coronavirus could be contained, a World Health Organization team arrived in Beijing to study the outbreak and investigate a critical question: How did the virus jump from animals to humans?

In hunt for virus source, WHO let China take charge

The World Health Organization (WHO) should be quickly overhauled, get more powers to handle pandemics and expose its member states' shortfalls in health emergencies, European Union officials said on Friday.

EU urges quick WHO reform, asks for more transparency in pandemics

The European Union wants the World Health Organization to become more transparent about how states report emerging health crises, a draft proposal on reforming the UN agency says, following criticism of China's initial handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In WHO overhaul push, EU urges changes to handling of pandemics

The director general of the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday an additional 10,000 children a month could die this year from malnutrition as a result of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.

10,000 more children a month could die of malnutrition due to COVID impact: WHO

The World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called the herd immunity approach ''unethical''. He cautioned that allowing the new coronavirus to spread in the hope of achieving of this immunity was immoral.

World Health Organization chief calls herd immunity approach 'unethical'

The World Health Organization (WHO) has given Beijing a list of global experts to be part of the international investigation team to be sent to China to probe the origin of the coronavirus and is awaiting its approval, according to a media report on Thursday.

WHO awaits China's nod on list of experts to probe origin of coronavirus

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