UN NEWS—The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned of a “tipping point” in the fight against COVID-19, amid surging cases in Europe and the fresh challenge of a mutating virus. “We were prepared for a challenging start to 2021 and it has been just that”, Dr.
UN News - In a race to “save lives, livelihoods and end this pandemic”, the head of the UN health agency said that it was important to remember COVID-19 was just one of a number of major disease outbreaks facing communities across the world. In his
UN News - The UN health agency chief said that scientists have been working to understand new COVID-19 variants that have been reported in South Africa and the United Kingdom. According to news reports, more than 40 countries have now banned arrivals from the UK, because
UN News - Ahead of next week’s World Health Assembly, the WHO stresses that the COVID-19 pandemic can be defeated through science, solutions and solidarity. To date, there are more than 47 million COVID-19 cases, and over 1.2 million deaths, according to latest figures. The Assembly will chart
Press Release - The Ministry of People Empowerment and Elder Affairs, with technical cooperation from the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Office for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean countries, hosted a Consultation entitled “A Conversation on Ageing and Elder Affairs: Forming the Narrative”, as part of
Confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Caribbean as of October 30, 2020. Access the latest WHO data here. COUNTRYTOTAL CASESDEATHSRECOVERIESDominican Republic126,3322,236104,486Puerto Rico65,743820- French Guiana10,425709,995Haiti9,0572327,429Jamaica9,0052054,442Guadeloupe7,6051262,242Cuba6,8011286,178Bahamas6,6441424,257Trinidad and Tobago5,6361074,293Suriname5,1971115,053Aruba4,472374,286Guyana4,0981233,154Martinique3,5523098Belize3,382562,127US Virgin Islands1,362211,315Curacao9441643Sint Maarten80522730Turks and Caicos7036689Saint Martin5669488Cayman Islands2401221Barbados2347217Bermuda1999176Bonaire1343130Antigua and Barbuda1273116Saint Barthelemy83067Saint Lucia76027St Vincent and the Grenadines76070British Virgin Islands71170Dominica38029Grenada28024Saint Kitts and Nevis19019Sint Eustatius14014Montserrat13112Saba505Anguilla303
Associated Press - A large study led by the World Health Organization suggests that the antiviral drug remdesivir did not help hospitalized COVID-19 patients, in contrast to an earlier study that made the medicine a standard of care in the United States and many other
UN News - The COVID-19 pandemic has shown that “our health systems are inadequate”, the UN chief told a ministerial meeting on Thursday, citing weak structures and unequal access to healthcare as “major reasons” why the coronavirus has killed one million people and infected more
UN News - While COVID-19 has affected all countries, the pandemic is “uneven”, and it is estimated that 10 per cent of the global population may have been infected with the virus, senior officials with the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday. Speaking to a
India becomes the latest epicenter of coronavirus pandemic With the pandemic showing no signs of slowing down, global coronavirus cases have exceeded 30 million, according to a Reuters tally. The numbers of global new daily cases reached record levels in the past week with deaths nearing 1
