China claims its ban on a WHO mission to find the origin of coronavirus is a ‘misunderstanding’ amid growing suspicions of a cover-up It comes after the head of WHO criticised China for not finalising permissions Foreign Ministry said China’s position on origins of virus ‘has always been open’ Spokesman Hua Chunying said that China is … Read more
World Health Organization refuses to back UK’s move to space Pfizer Covid vaccine doses by 12 weeks because there is no proof it will work British officials told NHS to scrap three-week second dose to save supplies But it has caused anxiety among scientists who say new schedule is untested WHO official said countries in … Read more
China has denied entry to a team of World Health Organisation experts who were due to arrive in the country to investigate the origins of the coronavirus. The head of the World Health Organisation says he was ‘disappointed’ that Chinese officials have not finalised permissions for the arrival of the team of experts. A year … Read more
Palau, the Pacific Island paradise which is home to 18,000 people, and could become the first country to be vaccinated against Covid-19 Republic of Palau could be among first countries to vaccinate entire population The island nation has not recorded a single case of the virus, according to WHO On Saturday, the country received its … Read more
It is a year since the world learned of a deadly new respiratory disease stalking the central Chinese city of Wuhan. Yet we still know little about how and why the virus spread with such devastating consequences. It can almost certainly be traced to bats. But we do not know how this pathogen – having … Read more
Grasping at straws for COVID-19 treatments may be inadvertently fueling a the rise of another hard to treat disease: super gonnorrhea. A World Health Organization (WHO) spokesperson told The Sun that the use of a common drug in misguided attempts to treat coronavirus may be encouraging the sexually transmitted infection (STI) to become resistant to … Read more
Explosive emails from a group of top-level scientists and Government doctors in the United States reveal one suggested Covid-19 could have originated from human activities rather than arising naturally from animals. Another asked if it might have been deliberately engineered. The documents also show that a key letter sent early in the pandemic from America’s … Read more
Stifling. Itchy. Dehumanising. Oppressive. Profoundly un-British. Just some of the terms used to describe the experience of mask-wearing. Despite the discomfort, we put up with it for the health of our nation and, so we’re told, to do what we can to bring this nightmare to an end, as soon as possible. And last week, … Read more
World Health Organisation (WHO) scientists will travel to Wuhan in January to investigate the origins of Covid-19 after months of negotiating with China for access. The international mission is expected to go to China in the first week of January to investigate the origins of the virus that sparked the coronavirus pandemic, WHO spokesman Hedinn Halldorsson … Read more
The World Health Organization has pleaded with families to wear face masks and socially distance at Christmas get-togethers to cut the risk of spreading coronavirus. The UN agency said the measures would ‘contribute significantly’ to saving lives and preventing loved ones from getting sick, but admitted they ‘may feel awkward’. In updated guidance published today, the WHO … Read more