Tag: World Health Organization

Bruce Aylward, an assistant director-general of the World Health Organization speaks with a chart during a press conference in Beijing on Monday, Feb. 24, 2020.

$425M in World Bank catastrophe bonds set to default if coronavirus declared a pandemic by June

Spencer Neale · February 26, 2020 5:16 pm

National Security

‘I don’t have an exact figure’: Homeland Security chief lacks answers to basic coronavirus questions

Anna Giaritelli · February 25, 2020 9:42 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Xi Jinping admits ‘obvious shortcomings’ as coronavirus blame game persists

Joel Gehrke · February 24, 2020 10:32 pm

Iran becomes epicenter for coronavirus outbreak in Middle East

Cassidy Morrison · February 24, 2020 10:27 pm

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Top health official warns coronavirus nearing ‘global pandemic’ as 40 Americans test positive on cruise ship

Tim Pearce · February 16, 2020 10:08 pm

Personnels wearing protective suits wait at the Cheung Hong Estate, a public housing estate during evacuation of residents in Hong Kong, Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2020. The Centre for Health Protection of the Department of Health evacuated some residents from a public housing estate after two cases of novel coronavirus infection to stop the potential risk of further spread of the virus.

Top World Health Organization official: Coronavirus is a ‘very grave threat’ for world

Zach Halaschak · February 11, 2020 8:34 pm

Medical workers wearing personal protective equipment wheel bodies to a refrigerated trailer serving as a makeshift morgue at Wyckoff Heights Medical Center, Monday, April 6, 2020, in New York. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death.

Coronavirus death toll tops 1,000 as China quarantines

Spencer Neale · February 10, 2020 11:31 pm

In this Thursday, Feb. 6, 2020, photo, employees work in the pop-up Huoyan Laboratory specialized in the nucleic acid test on 2019-nCoV in Wuhan in central China's Hubei province. The coronavirus continues to spread as of Friday, Feb. 7, 2020, China reported more than 31,000 cases.

Pompeo announces increased aid for China and other countries hit by coronavirus

Zach Halaschak · February 7, 2020 11:39 pm

Trabajadores preparando camas en un centro de convenciones convertido en hospital temporal en Wuhan, en la provincia china de Hubei, el martes 4 de febrero de 2020.

China sees largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths with 73

Zach Halaschak · February 6, 2020 1:38 am

Pedestrians cross a street as one of them prepares his face mask in western Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020. Iran is preparing for the possibility of "tens of thousands" of people getting tested for the new coronavirus as the number of confirmed cases spiked again Saturday, Health Ministry spokesman Kianoush Jahanpour said, underscoring the fear both at home and abroad over the outbreak in the Islamic Republic.

Rumors, counterfeiting, and attacks on medical staff: China’s Xi Jinping scrambles to discipline coronavirus response

Joel Gehrke · February 5, 2020 6:03 pm

This handout photo taken and released by Malaysia's Ministry of Health shows health officials in protective suits at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport in Sepang, Malaysia, Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2020, waiting for arrivals that were evacuated from China's Wuhan, the epicenter of the novel coronavirus outbreak.

China witnesses deadliest day of coronavirus outbreak as infection rapidly spreads

Zach Halaschak · February 4, 2020 4:42 pm

‘We expect to see more’: CDC confirms second case of person-to-person coronavirus transmission in US

Zach Halaschak · February 3, 2020 10:21 pm