The World Health Organization, WHO, has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency. The WHO Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus made the announcement at a press ...

That outbreak killed about 200 people. Declaring mpox a global health emergency is "intended to prompt member countries to begin preparing for the virus' appearance and to share vaccines ...

LONDON--The World Health Organization downgraded its assessment of the coronavirus pandemic on Friday, saying it no longer qualifies as a global emergency. The action reverses a declaration that ...

The World Health Organization (WHO) declared Wednesday its highest global alert level given a ... the MPox epidemic as an international emergency, the last time being in July 2022.

The WHO declared it a global health emergency in July 2022, but thanks to vaccination and awareness drives that helped stem the spread, that declaration was lifted in May 2023. Just a year later ...

Colombia’s health ministry declared a nationwide health emergency on Thursday due to the “active circulation” of yellow fever. Since September 2024, there have been 75 recorded cases of ...

First white South Africans fly to US under Trump refugee plan The first 49 white South Africans deemed victims of racial discrimination and granted refugee status under an offer by U.S. President ...

The World Health Organization has declared mpox a global public health emergency due to a new variant of viral disease in Africa. The WHO officials have said that a new fast-spreading variant has been ...