More states are lifting restrictions put in place to help slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. Meanwhile, President Trump announced Monday he is taking hydroxychloroquine, a drug unproven as a treatment for COVID-19. The disease's national death toll is…
The World Health Organization hosted its annual summit Monday. This year, the meeting was intended to enable world leaders to coordinate their responses to the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic. But the session was dominated by ongoing tensions between the…
May 18

By Jamey Keaten, Maria Cheng, Associated Press
The World Health Organization has bowed to calls from most of its member states to launch an independent evaluation of how it managed the international response to the coronavirus.
May 13

By Lorne Cook, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press
New coronavirus clusters have appeared as nations struggle to balance reopening economies with preventing a second wave of infections and deaths.
May 11

By Associated Press
The World Health Organisation warned Monday there's a risk of coronavirus spreading further as countries start to relax their restrictions.
May 08

By Associated Press
The World Health Organization has said wet markets like those in Wuhan widely linked to the emergence of the new coronavirus were often overcrowded, and good hygiene and food safety standards were not being met.
May 06

By Associated Press
The official number of dead worldwide surpassed a quarter-million, by Johns Hopkins' count on Tuesday, though the true toll is believed to be much higher.
May 01

By Associated Press
The World Health Organization will update the press about COVID-19 response efforts Friday.
Apr 29

By Associated Press
At a WHO news conference, Maria Van Kerkhove acknowledged that many grandparents “are dying to hug their children, grandchildren” and said the issue was one of the “living reviews” conducted by WHO.
Apr 27

By Associated Press
"The pandemic is far from over," Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a Geneva news conference.
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