The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday that there were “worrying upward trends” in early epidemics in parts of Africa and Central and South America, warning that opening up global travel needed to be managed carefully.
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday insisted that there was no approved vaccine in Nigeria or any part of Africa for COVID-19, saying researches are still ongoing on the deadly viral disease.
Dr. Aliyu Maigoro, Bauchi State Commissioner for Health, confirmed this on Sunday in a statement in Bauchi by Ibrahim Sani, Information Officer, Bauchi State Primary Healthcare Development Agency
Dr. Fiona Braka, Officer-in-Charge of the World Health Organisation in Nigeria, has advised Nigerians to practice physical distancing and imbibe respiratory etiquette to keep safe from Coronavirus Disease.
The World Health Organisation Office in Nigeria says Coronavirus is not a death sentence.
The WHO Director-General, Dr. Tedros Ghebreyesus, stated this at a news conference in Geneva, as posted on the agency’s Twitter handle: @WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says that except in cases of hemorrhagic fevers such as Ebola, Marburg and cholera, dead bodies are generally not infectious.
The Word Health Organisation has listed the first two diagnostic tests for emergency use during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are 9,600 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the African continent with 466 deaths.
The doctors’ remarks during a TV debate sparked outrage, and they were accused of treating Africans like “human guinea pigs”
A statement by the Director-General of the agency, Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, said the agency was notified by the World Health Organisation of the circulation of the tablets in Cameroon
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are now 8,596 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the African continent with 383 deaths.
NCDC, through its verified Twitter account on Sunday, said of the 10 new cases, Lagos has six, while Abuja and Edo have two each
The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the fight against Coronavirus Disease is affecting the fight against polio and other diseases.
The World Health Organisation Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo says there are now 6, 860 confirmed cases of COVID-19 on the African continent with 269 deaths.
The World Health Organisation says confirmed cases of COVID-19 pandemic will soon reach one million globally.
]The World Health Organisation has released guidelines to help countries maintain essential health services during the Coronavirus pandemic.
The World Health Organisation has advised world leaders to respect the dignity and welfare of all people while implementing measures to contain the spread of COVID-19 in their countries.
The World Health Organisation says holding breath for 10 seconds or more without coughing or feeling discomfort does not mean an individual is free from the COVID-19 disease.
The World Health Organisation says the message spreading on social media that Coronavirus Disease is airborne in incorrect.