Pandemic antibiotics surge will cause more deaths—WHO

06/02/2020

Increased antibiotics use in combating the COVID-19 pandemic will strengthen bacterial resistance and ultimately lead to more deaths during the crisis and beyond, the World Health Organization said Monday. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said a “worrying…

Trump to pull out funding from WHO; hits China over virus, Hong Kong

Associated Press 05/30/2020

  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump announced Friday he would withdraw funding from the World Health Organization (WHO), end Hong Kong’s special trade status, and suspend visas of Chinese graduate students suspected of conducting research on behalf…

PH stops hydroxychloroquine treatment in COVID-19 clinical trials after WHO advice

Daphne Galvez 05/26/2020

MANILA, Philippines — Hospitals in the country participating in the World Health Organization’s (WHO) solidarity trial will stop administering the anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine to patients as a treatment for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in compliance with the international…

WHO suspends trial of hydroxychloroquine as COVID-19 treatment

05/26/2020

BRUSSELS — The World Health Organization, or WHO, said on Monday that it has temporarily suspended the trial of hydroxychloroquine as a drug to be used in treatment of COVID-19 after an article in medical journal The…

Trump threatens permanent freeze on WHO funding in 30 days

05/19/2020

Washington, United States—President Donald Trump threatened Monday to permanently freeze US funding to the World Health Organization unless “substantive improvements” were made within the next 30 days. Washington suspended funding to the WHO in mid-April, accusing it…

WHO cautions against use of Madagascar anti-virus potion

05/11/2020

The World Health Organization on Thursday advised governments to clinically test a herbal drink touted by Madagascar’s President Andry Rajoelina as a remedy against coronavirus. The Covid-Organics infusion is derived from artemisia — a plant with proven…

WHO warns of neglecting vaccinations during pandemic

04/30/2020

Copenhagen, Denmark — The World Health Organization’s European office warned Thursday that to keep other infectious diseases in check, vaccination programs must remain a priority even during the coronavirus pandemic. The warning came as the UN body noted that while…

No proof recovered COVID-19 patients can’t be reinfected, WHO cautions

Philippine Daily Inquirer 04/27/2020

The global death toll in the new coronavirus pandemic soared past the grim 200,000 milestone on Sunday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warned against “immunity passports” for recovered patients, seen as a possible tool for countries…

WHO warns malaria deaths could double during coronavirus pandemic

04/24/2020

GENEVA, Switzerland — The new coronavirus pandemic could severely disrupt access to anti-malaria nets and drugs in sub-Saharan Africa, the World Health Organization said Thursday, warning that malaria deaths risked doubling if efforts are not urgently scaled…

WHO: Avoid taking ibuprofen for COVID-19 symptoms

03/20/2020

GENEVA—The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Tuesday that people suffering from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms avoid taking ibuprofen, after French officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen effects of the virus. The warning by…

Japanese man who wanted to infect others with coronavirus dies

03/19/2020

A Japanese man who went to bars after he tested positive for COVID-19 was declared dead yesterday, March 18. The 57-year-old man died from pneumonia caused by coronavirus, and also had hepatocellular cancer. The man learned he…

WHO: Avoid taking ibuprofen for COVID-19 symptoms

Agence France Presse 03/19/2020

GENEVA—The World Health Organization (WHO) recommended on Tuesday that people suffering from the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) symptoms avoid taking ibuprofen, after French officials warned that anti-inflammatory drugs could worsen effects of the virus. The warning by…

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