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World won't vanquish coronavirus this year, says WHO

Agence France-Presse
Updated as of Mar 02 05:07 AM

GENEVA - It is unrealistic to think that the world will be done with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the WHO said Monday. Read more »

WHO warns of 'hard road ahead' to beat pandemic

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jan 07 04:24 AM

GENEVA - World Health Organization experts warned Wednesday there could be six months of "hard, hard road ahead" in 2021 before vaccines turn the tide against the coronavirus pandemic. Read more »

What you need to know about the coronavirus right now

Reuters
Updated as of Dec 11 07:53 PM

Here's what you need to know about the coronavirus on Friday, December 11, 2020:  Read more »

Coronavirus cases worldwide top 65 million, says Agence tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Dec 04 08:31 PM

More than 65 million cases of the novel coronavirus have been detected worldwide, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP at 0750 GMT on Friday. Read more »

WHO's Tedros says countries on 'dangerous track' in pandemic

Reuters
Posted at Oct 24 05:01 AM

GENEVA - The world is now at a critical juncture in the COVID-19 pandemic and some countries are on a dangerous path, facing the prospect of health services collapsing under the strain, the head of the World Health Organization said on Friday. Read more »

More than 40 million coronavirus cases worldwide: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Oct 19 05:22 PM

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide passed 40 million on Monday, according to an AFP tally at 0715 GMT based on official sources. Read more »

WHO fears spike in deaths after global COVID-19 surge

Stephanie Nebehay and John Miller, Reuters
Posted at Oct 15 05:31 AM

GENEVA/ZURICH - The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned against any complacency in the coronavirus death rate, saying with the increasing number of cases, mortality would also rise. Read more »

WHO reports record one-day rise in global coronavirus cases amid European outbreak

Lisa Shumaker, Reuters
Posted at Oct 09 03:13 AM

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases on Thursday, with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours led by a surge of infections in Europe.   Read more »

COVID-19 death toll unacceptably high: WHO

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 19 03:22 AM

The respiratory disease has killed nearly 947,000 people since the outbreak emerged in China last December, according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP, while more than 30.2 million cases have been registered. Read more »

Coronavirus cases top 30 million worldwide: AFP tally

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 18 06:19 AM

PARIS - The number of coronavirus cases registered worldwide topped 30 million on Thursday, according to an AFP tally based on official sources. Read more »

New COVID-19 cases rise in Europe, drop in Brazil, US

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Sep 12 04:31 AM

Here is a weekly roundup of developments in the coronavirus crisis. Read more »

Global virus cases cross 25 million as India sets grim record

Glenda Kwek, with Agence France-Presse Bureaus
Updated as of Aug 30 05:24 PM

Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic. Read more »

Global coronavirus infections pass 15 million; Trump issues US warning

Sebastian Smith, Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 23 04:19 AM

The number of coronavirus infections around the world passed 15 million on Wednesday with more than a quarter of those cases in the United States, where President Donald Trump warned that the pandemic was likely to get worse before it gets better. Read more »

'You can't ignore the problem': WHO urges countries to 'wake up' and halt virus

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Jul 04 04:18 AM

The World Health Organization on Friday urged countries hit by serious coronavirus outbreaks to "wake up" to the realities on the ground instead of bickering, and to "take control". Read more »

Coronavirus infections top 5 million worldwide

Valentine Graveleau, Agence France-Presse
Posted at May 21 07:11 PM

Global infections from the novel coronavirus surpassed five million on Thursday as the pandemic played out unevenly across the planet, with China eager to declare a victory, Europe tentatively emerging from its shell and deaths still rising in hotspots in Latin America. Read more »