World Health Organisation

Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19

11:57 am November 20, 2020

Washington: Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options for patients depending on where they live. On Friday, a World Health Organisation guidelines panel advised against using the antiviral remdesivir for hospitalised patients, saying there’s no evidence it improves survival or avoids the […]

WHO report on Wuhan virus mission expected soon

China says it supports ‘reasonable’ reforms to WHO amid EU push

10:28 pm October 22, 2020

Beijing: Facing flak over its initial handling of COVID-19 and controversies surrounding its ties with the World Health Organisation, China on Thursday said it supports “necessary and reasonable” reform to the global health body to enhance its capability to deal with public health emergencies. Asked about reports that the European Union plans to initiate measures […]

Donald Trump set to return to the spotlight with CPAC speech

Trump opposes perpetual lockdown; says cure cannot be worse than problem itself

10:46 am October 13, 2020

Washington: Vehemently opposing those advocating perpetual lockdowns to address the coronavirus pandemic, US President Donald Trump has said that cure cannot be worse than the problem itself. Speaking on Monday at his first rally since contracting coronavirus, Trump said that lockdowns have done a tremendous damage to the states. We gotta remember I said it […]

WHO: 1 in 10 people may have contracted COVID-19

8:09 pm October 5, 2020

Geneva: The head of emergencies at the World Health Organisation says its “best estimates” indicate that roughly one in 10 people worldwide may have been infected by the coronavirus. Dr Michael Ryan, speaking Monday to a meeting of the WHO’s 34-member executive board focusing on COVID-19, said the figures vary from urban to rural, and […]

EU presses China on market access, human rights

11:50 pm September 14, 2020

Brussels: The European Union on Monday urged China to further open its markets up to European companies and prove that it really does want to secure an investment agreement this year with the bloc, its largest trading partner. After a two-hour video conference, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, EU Council President Charles Michel and EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said they also pressed Chinese President Xi Jinping on human rights and […]