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GENEVA (AP) — The World Health Organization said Thursday that countries should actively test people to find coronavirus cases even if they don’t show symptoms — a stance that comes after the U.S. health agency switched its policy to say that asymptomatic contacts of infected people don’t need to be tested.

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WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan

Mon, 2020-08-24 15:27 — mike kraft

WHO says 172 countries engaging with global COVID-19 vaccine plan Some 172 countries are engaging with the COVAX facility designed to ensure equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines, the World Health Organization said on Monday, but more funding is needed and countries need now to make binding commitments. Reuters Editorial U.S.

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WHO says plasma therapy still ‘experimental’ --plus other developments

Mon, 2020-08-24 14:29 — mike kraft

The Latest: WHO says plasma therapy still 'experimental' GENEVA — The World Health Organization says using plasma from the recovered to treat COVID-19 is still considered an “experimental” therapy and that the preliminary results showing it may work are... AP NEWS

GENEVA — The World Health Organization says using plasma from the recovered to treat COVID-19 is still considered an “experimental” therapy and that the preliminary results showing it may work are still “inconclusive.”

President Donald Trump on Sunday approved an emergency authorization of convalescent plasma for COVID-19 patients.

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WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years

Fri, 2020-08-21 19:03 — mike kraft

WHO chief hopes coronavirus pandemic will last less than two years The World Health Organization hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be shorter than the 1918 Spanish flu and last less than two years, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, if the world unites and succeeds in finding a vaccine. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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Coronavirus Doctors Battle Another Scourge: Misinformation

Thu, 2020-08-20 16:39 — mike kraft

Doctors on the front lines of the global pandemic say they are fighting not just the coronavirus, but also increasingly combating a never-ending scourge of misinformation about the disease that is hurting patients.

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Millions of women lose contraceptives, abortions in COVID-19

Thu, 2020-08-20 02:10 — mike kraft

Millions of women lose contraceptives, abortions in COVID-19 NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll... AP NEWS

NEW DELHI (AP) — Millions of women and girls globally have lost access to contraceptives and abortion services because of the coronavirus pandemic. Now the first widespread measure of the toll says India with its abrupt, months-long lockdown has been hit especially hard.

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WHO decries 'vast global gap' in funds needed to fight coronavirus

Mon, 2020-08-10 15:16 — mike kraft

WHO decries 'vast global gap' in funds needed to fight coronavirus There is a "vast global gap" between funds needed to fight the coronavirus pandemic and funds committed, World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, and the WHO was only "10% of the way" there. Stephanie Nebehay U.S.

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New study on Asymptomatic People Carrying the Coronavirus in High Amounts

Thu, 2020-08-06 23:50 — mike kraft

Of all the coronavirus’s qualities, perhaps the most surprising has been that seemingly healthy people can spread it to others. This trait has made the virus difficult to contain, and continues to challenge efforts to identify and isolate infected people.

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