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WHO approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine

12-03-2021 14:17 The World Health Organisation on Friday approved Johnson & Johnson's Covid-19 vaccine, after the single-dose jab won approval from the European Union on Thursday.

GLOBAL PANDEMIC

Global Covid-19 death toll passes two million

16-01-2021 07:37 The global death toll from Covid-19 passed two million on Friday, with the WHO urging mass vaccinations.

Coronavirus vaccine

Pope calls for social justice and vaccines for all

19-08-2020 14:40 Pope Francis on Wednesday called attention to the ways in which Covid-19 has exacerbated global issues of inequality and said that he hopes the eventual vaccine will not be reserved for the wealthiest.

Global pandemic

WHO chief: Coronavirus pandemic still accelerating

22-06-2020 17:42 Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual health forum organised by Dubai authorities that the greatest threat facing the world is not the virus itself, but "the lack of global solidarity and global leadership".

Global pandemic

In poor regions, easing virus lockdowns brings new risks

09-06-2020 13:37 Monday saw the biggest-ever one-day total of coronavirus cases: more than 136,000 cases, 75 percent of which were from 10 countries in the Americas and South Asia.

CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK

WHO declares global virus emergency after deadly day for China

30-01-2020 18:34 UN health agency declared an international emergency over deadly coronavirus from China, a rarely used designation that could lead to improved international coordination in tackling disease.