World Health Organization
Coronavirus: Africa faces a second wave
World
December 24, 2020
Coronavirus: Africa faces a second wave
The second wave of the pandemic, which has long since reached other parts of the world, is also sweeping across…
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report
World
December 19, 2020
Emails: WHO was warned of fallout over yanked Italy report
ROME (AP) — An author of a withdrawn World Health Organization report into Italy’s coronavirus response warned his bosses in…
Egypt announces 432 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, highest figures since late July
Egypt
December 4, 2020
Egypt announces 432 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, highest figures since late July
Egypt’s Ministry of Health and Population announced on Thursday 432 new coronavirus cases and 19 virus-related deaths. The ministry added…
Vaccine rollout could ease crisis, but who gets it first?
World
December 4, 2020
Vaccine rollout could ease crisis, but who gets it first?
Getting a COVID-19 vaccine to the right people could change the course of the pandemic in the United States. But…
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Yemen pushes polio immunization in bid to stem outbreak
SANAA (Reuters) – Yemeni health worker Fairouz Sanad lugs a coolbox of polio vaccines from house to house, dripping the…
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’
World
November 19, 2020
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine deliveries could start ‘before Christmas’
(Reuters) – Pfizer Inc and BioNTech could secure emergency US and European authorization for their COVID-19 vaccine next month after…
WSJ: Egypt set to be a distribution hub for coronavirus vaccines
Egypt
October 27, 2020
WSJ: Egypt set to be a distribution hub for coronavirus vaccines
Jared Malsin, the Cairo-based Middle East correspondent for the Wall Street Journal, reported that Egypt will be a strong base…
Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China
Middle East
August 31, 2020
Scientists see downsides to top COVID-19 vaccines from Russia, China
TORONTO/CHICAGO (Reuters) – High-profile COVID-19 vaccines developed in Russia and China share a potential shortcoming: They are based on a…
CORRECTED: Egypt confirms 230 new coronavirus cases, total now 98,727
Egypt
August 31, 2020
CORRECTED: Egypt confirms 230 new coronavirus cases, total now 98,727
(Corrects the number of infected cases from 830 to 230.) Egypt’s Ministry of Health on Sunday confirmed 230 new coronavirus…
UN: Discussions with Russia on COVID-19 vaccine under way
World
August 20, 2020
UN: Discussions with Russia on COVID-19 vaccine under way
LONDON (AP) — The World Health Organization’s Europe office said it has begun discussions with Russia to try to obtain…