World Global COVID vaccine inequality 'becoming more grotesque,' WHO warns The US, UK, EU/EEA account for more than 206 million of the 448 million doses of vaccines administered worldwide. 22/03/2021
Europe Europe has seen first rise in COVID-19 cases in six weeks, warns WHO More than one million new cases of the deadly virus were recorded last week across the 51 countries included in WHO's European region. This represented a nine per cent rise on the previous week. 04/03/2021
world news 'All hypotheses' still on table over COVID-19's origins — WHO chief The World Health Organisation's director-general's remarks come after the team visiting China suggested a leak from a lab was 'very unlikely' 12/02/2021
Europe Six ex-Soviet states get €40m to help their COVID-19 vaccine rollout The joint €40 million programme will involve Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Ukraine and Moldova. 11/02/2021
World COVID-19 mental health issues to increase over the winter: WHO Europe "We expect to see a larger number of people facing more severe mental health challenges in the coming months" as the toll from COVID-19 is compounded by winter, the head of WHO Europe said on Friday. 18/12/2020
China Team of experts to travel to China in search of coronavirus origin The mission is expected to start next month and continue for four-to-five weeks. 16/12/2020
Switzerland Coronavirus 'cluster' recorded at WHO's headquarters in Geneva According to an email obtained by the Associated Press, the WHO's anti-coronavirus measures have not been enough to stop the spread of the virus among its staff. 16/11/2020
World UN: 870K measles cases in 2019, highest number in 23 years The number of children sickened by measles in 2019 was the highest in 23 years, according to new data published by the World Health Organization and the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 12/11/2020
