Tag: World Health Organization
Omicron Offers Hope Pandemic Could Stabilize, W.H.O. Official Says.
“We know that increased vaccination and infection are strengthening our defenses against Covid,” Thomas Frieden, a former chief of the…
Spurred by Omicron, Europe Sets Covid Infection Records Every Day
LONDON — Across Europe, records for new coronavirus infections are being set day after day, as the Omicron variant tears…
Omicron Wave Heads for U.K., but It’s Not Clear How Bad It’ll Be
LONDON — With cases of the Omicron variant doubling every three days and the government doing an about-face on restrictions…
Early Omicron Reports Say Illness May Be Less Severe
JOHANNESBURG — The Covid-19 virus is spreading faster than ever in South Africa, the country’s president said Monday, an indication…
What We Know About the New Covid Variant, Omicron
Those mutations also raise the prospect that the variant will reduce the efficacy of monoclonal antibody treatments — a fear…
W.H.O. Scolds Rich Nations for Travel Bans and Booster Shots
LONDON — As the still-mysterious Omicron variant reached American shores, the World Health Organization on Wednesday scolded wealthy countries that…