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Delta variant of COVID-19 now dominant in Europe, says WHO

The World Health Organization has said that the Delta variant of COVID-19 is now dominant in much of the European Region and has urged governments to step up vaccination programmes.

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WHO calls for audit of Chinese labs where COVID was first identified

The World Health Organization (WHO) called on Friday for an audit of Chinese laboratories where the first cases of COVID-19 were identified as part of the investigation into the origin of the pandemic.

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WHO calls on the West to donate extra vaccines to poor countries

World Health Organization officials want rich countries to give their extra coronavirus vaccine doses to poor countries that haven’t yet immunised their populations, rather than using them as boosters.

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Lack of care for COVID-19 at EURO 2020 final 'devastating', says WHO

The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus did not "take a break" during Sunday's EURO 2020 final.

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Europe could face COVID surge before autumn, WHO warns

"Last week the number of cases rose by 10 per cent driven by increased mixing, travel gatherings and easing of social restrictions," WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge said.

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WHO issues fresh warning to EURO 2020 fans in COVID-19 pandemic

The World Health Organization says the number of COVID-19 cases in Europe has risen by 10% in the last week.

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Painkillers not recommended before a COVID-19 vaccine - health experts

Misleading posts online have suggested that people should take antihistamines or painkillers before getting their coronavirus vaccine, but the WHO has warned against this.

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Vaccination rates need to be faster in Europe this summer, WHO warns

The regional director for the WHO has warned that Europe must learn from "last year's lessons" to avoid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases after the summer.

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Only one of the three Delta variant lineages is of concern, WHO says

"It has become evident that greater public health risks are currently associated with B.1.617.2, while lower rates of transmission of other lineages have been observed," the WHO said on Tuesday.

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Estimated 115,000 health workers have died from COVID-19, says WHO

At least 115,000 health and care workers are estimated to have lost their lives to COVID-19, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.

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Jabs for all Germans, Ukraine's struggle, and UK fears Indian variant

Germany is stepping up its vaccination rollout, Ukraine is still struggling with its inoculation campaign because of political infighting, and concerns about the transmission of the Indian variant in the UK urge more people to get the jab.

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Delay COVID jabs for kids and donate vaccines, WHO tells rich nations

The WHO Director-General warned on Friday that the second year of the pandemic could be deadlier than the first and said vaccinating at-risk groups worldwide should be the priority.

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European diplomats concerned by WHO sexual abuse reports in Congo

European diplomats have voiced serious concerns about how the World Health Organization has handled sex abuse allegations involving its own staff during an outbreak of Ebola in Congo.

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COVID-19 was 'preventable disaster', independent panel finds

Most countries were "too slow" in their response to COVID-19, an independent panel commissioned reviewing the handling of the pandemic has found.

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Indian COVID variant detected in at least seven European nations: ECDC

According to data obtained by Euronews from the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), the B.1.617 variant has been detected in seven European countries.

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COVID 'putting millions at risk' of other vaccine-preventable diseases

Global vaccine programmes need protection to avoid mass outbreaks of diseases other than COVID-19, the World Health Organization has warned.

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Europe's COVID deaths top 1 million as pandemic hits 'critical point'

Europe is the world's worst-hit region with a coronavirus death toll of at least 1,000,288 on Monday.

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North Korea tells World Health Organization it's still virus-free

Isolated North Korea has continued to claim a perfect record in keeping out the coronavirus in its latest report to the World Health Organization.

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COVID vaccine rollout 'unacceptably slow' in Europe as cases rise: WHO

More than 1.6 million people contracted COVID-19 in WHO Europe's 51 countries last week — the sixth weekly rise in a row.

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UK, US and 12 other nations 'concerned' about WHO COVID origin study

Fourteen countries including the UK, US and Denmark shared their "concerns" about the WHO-convened study of the origins of COVID-19, saying experts "lacked access" to complete data.