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WHO Warns Coronavirus Spreading From African Cities To Hinterland

WHO Warns Coronavirus Spreading From African Cities To Hinterland

June 12, 2020 7:34 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus is spreading from Africa’s cities to the hinterland, as it identified three countries as the “hotspots”for the virus.

The countries are South Africa, Algeria and Cameroon.

Matshidiso Moeti, WHO’s Africa regional director told a Geneva press briefing that Africa will have a “steady increase” in COVID-19 cases until a vaccine is developed.

In the interim, she warned that strong public health measures are needed to curb the spread.

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Moeti said the pandemic is spreading to the hinterland from capital cities where …

Obiano Shut Down Eke Awka Market Over Non-Usage Of Face Masks

Obiano Shut Down Eke Awka Market Over Non-Usage Of Face Masks

June 11, 2020 9:38 am

Anambra State Governor, Chief Willie Obiano, has announced the shutting down of Eke Awka market, over non-compliance with the WHO and NCDC guidelines for preventing COVID-19, including the use of face masks.

Anambra has twice in the last one-week recorded 17 cases of COVID-19 each, and the number is said to be mostly from Awka capital city.

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Also, to further control the spread, Obiano announced 8pm to 6am curfew.

In a public announcement made on his behalf by the secretary to the state government, Prof Solo Chukwulobelu Obiano, the government said …

WHO Supports for Madagascar’s Cure After Bribery Claims

WHO Supports Madagascar’s Cure After Bribery Claims

May 21, 2020 3:20 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has revealed it is considering Madagascar’s COVID Organics for a clinical observation process.

This was made known by the President of Madagascar, Andry Rajoelina in a tweet on Wednesday.

Rajoelina after a meeting with Director-General of WHO, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said WHO had congratulated Madagascar for the discovery of its COVID Organics, adding that it had accepted to support the clinical observation process in Africa

Read Also: WHO Offered $20M Bribe To Poison Madagascar Cure’

Recall that the Rajoelina had over the weekend claimed that the WHO offered his country the sum of $20m as a

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President Trump Threatens U.S. Will Quit WHO

President Trump Threatens U.S. Will Quit WHO

May 19, 2020 8:06 am

U.S. President Donald Trump has threatened to permanently pull funding from the World Health Organisation (WHO) if it does not commit to “major substantive improvements” within 30 days.

In a four-page letter to WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Trump set out what he called “repeated missteps” by the organisation.

He claimed that the WHO shares the responsibility for the large number of deaths in the coronavirus pandemic crisis.

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He alleged that mismanagement on the part of the WHO and reliance on information from China had dramatically worsened the epidemic …

WHO Under Fire For Leaving Taiwan Out Of Meeting

WHO Under Fire For Leaving Taiwan Out Of Meeting

May 18, 2020 9:22 am

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has been warned against its decision to shut out Taiwan from an annual two-day meeting which opened on Monday.

Japanese Prime Minister, Shinzo Abe, Canadian Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau and United States Secretary of State, Mike Pompeo, have all spoken against the body’s action.

The coronavirus situation in Taiwan has been described as a success story and countries are wondering why the WHO failed to invite its officials to the meeting.

There are more than 4.7 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally and Taiwan has recorded only 440 cases with 7 deaths.

Taiwan and friends …

COVID-19 - WHO Sends More Personnel To Kano

COVID-19: WHO Sends More Personnel To Kano

May 7, 2020 6:51 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO has deployed a Rapid Response Team (RRT) to support Kano State Government in strengthening its COVID-19 response and repositioning its resources to address identified gaps.

This decision was made known on Wednesday in a statement by the global body to quickly contain the spread of the disease in the state.

Kano state COVID-19 index case was recorded on April 11, but the current figure of the infection has risen to 342 active cases and eight deaths.

As part of the response strategy, WHO trained and deployed additional 88 Local Government Facilitators (LGAFs) to support the …

81% Of African Countries Received Medical Supplies – WHO

81% Of African Countries Received Medical Supplies – WHO

April 21, 2020 1:31 pm

The World Health Organisation (WHO) Regional Office for Africa in Brazzaville, Congo, says 81 per cent of countries in Africa have received medical supplies to support health workers in the fight against COVID-19.

The first UN Solidarity Flight which is part of a larger effort to ship lifesaving medical supplies to 95 countries departed Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, to various countries on April 14.

The UN health agency gave an update on Tuesday on its official twitter account @WHOAFRO.

“The UN ‘Solidarity Flight’ touching down in Brazzaville, Congo this weekend with the support of World Food Programme (WFP), Jack Ma Foundation, …

WHO Probes Discharged COVID-19 Patients Testing Positive

WHO Probes Discharged COVID-19 Patients Testing Positive

April 13, 2020 6:58 am

The World Health Organization (WHO) said it was looking into reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive again after initially testing negative for the disease when discharged.

South Korean officials on Friday reported 91 patients thought cleared of the new coronavirus had tested positive again.

Jeong Eun-kyeong, director of the Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, told a briefing that the virus may have been “reactivated” rather than the patients being re-infected.

The Geneva-based WHO, asked about the report from Seoul, told Reuters in a brief statement: “We are aware of these reports of individuals who have tested negative …

WHO Opens Up On 5G Mobile Spreading Coronavirus

WHO Opens Up On 5G Mobile Spreading Coronavirus

April 10, 2020 1:02 pm
The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday said that viruses cannot travel on radio waves or mobile networks, saying COVID-19 is a respiratory disease.

WHO, through a statement on Friday, debunked the myth, adding that COVID-19 was spread through respiratory droplets when an infected person coughs, sneezes or speaks.

“People can also be infected by touching a contaminated surface and then their eyes, mouth or nose,” it said.

WHO added that COVID-19 was spreading in many countries that did not have 5G mobile networks.

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It also said being infected with …

Hangover From Colonial Mentality – WHO Slams French Docs

Hangover From Colonial Mentality – WHO Slams French Docs

April 7, 2020 1:22 pm
The World Health Organization, WHO, has reacted to some French doctors’ suggestion of using Africa as a test laboratory for Coronavirus vaccine.

The two French doctors, Jean Paul Mira and Camille Locht, who spoke on a live TV Interview, insisted that Africa is the best place to conduct such test as they recalled how an experimental treatment for AIDS was carried out in Africa

The statement has since triggered global outrage as some described it as racist.

Read Also: WHO Boss Told To Resign As US Death Toll Surpasses China

Reacting, the international health agency’s chief, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, while

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Coronavirus - WHO Chief Sends Message To World Youths

Coronavirus: WHO Chief Sends Message To World Youths

March 21, 2020 5:36 am

The World Health Organisation, WHO has sent a warning to world youths that the raging coronavirus does not respect them as they are also vulnerable.

Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus sounded the warning in an online news conference from Geneva.

Ghebreyesus was debunking the myth that youths generally enjoyed some immunity from the virus, which has killed over 11,000 people worldwide.

As at Saturday 276,621 coronavirus cases have been logged in the world. In Italy, now the worst hit in Europe, a record 4032 people have died out of 47021 people infected.

“Although older people are hardest hit, younger people are …

Coronavirus - Prepare For The Worst – WHO Warns Africa

Coronavirus: Prepare For The Worst – WHO Warns Africa

March 19, 2020 6:07 am

The World Health Organization, WHO, has warned African countries to prepare for the worst as coronavirus cases increase in the continent.

So far 233 cases of the deadly virus had been registered in sub-Saharan Africa which makes it the least-affected region in a global pandemic.

But, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, speaking to journalists in a virtual news conference on Wednesday said Africa needs to wake up as official numbers of COVID-19 cases do not likely reflect the full picture.

Few hours ago, Nigeria confirmed five new cases making it eight positive cases of Coronavirus.

The Buhari-led Government also placed

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