Still ‘a long way to go’ in coronavirus battle, WHO chief warns
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned against complacency as countries continue to confront COVID-19 and citizens grow weary of stay-at-home measures aimed at preventing the spread of the disease.
UNICEF supports the Government of the Democratic Republic of the Congo in continuing immunization in North Kivu during COVID-19
Amid the growing COVID-19 epidemic, the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) is continuing its routine immunization activities to tackle measles outbreaks in the North Kivu province, in the east of the country.
2.3 Million COVID Cases Around the World
Coronavirus cases rose to 2.3 million around with world, with the U.S. seeing steady increases but several other countries reporting declining numbers.
Geneva Palais briefing note on the impact of COVID-19 on children
COVID-19: Global ceasefire would be a gamechanger for 250 million children living in conflict-affected areas
Children rest beneath a tree at a makeshift camp in Aqrabat village, near the border with Turkey.
El Salvador and Honduras to receive support from the World Bank to strengthen their response to COVID-19 (coronavirus)
The World Bank approved two loans of US$20 million each to support El Salvador and Honduras’ immediate response to the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. These projects, prepared in an expedited manner, will allow both countries to invest in laboratory...
Antiviral remdesivir prevents disease progression in monkeys with COVID-19
Early treatment with the experimental antiviral drug remdesivir significantly reduced clinical disease and damage to the lungs of rhesus macaques infected with SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to National Institutes of...
Investigational chimp adenovirus MERS-CoV vaccine protects monkeys
An investigational vaccine called ChAdOx1 MERS protected two groups of rhesus macaques from disease caused by Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV). MERS-CoV is a relative of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS...
Coronavirus pandemic threatens crises-ravaged communities, UN appeals for global support
Outreach workers in central-western Syria are raising awareness about the pandemic.
Relaxing lockdowns without boosting care could lead to new COVID spike: WHO
A resident weighing himself on a scale outside a drug store. in Wuhan, China, on April 8,...
