The head of the World Health Organization for Europe has warned COVID-19 is a “tornado with a long tail” and says that increased numbers of cases in young people can eventually be passed on to more vulnerable elderly people and cause a rise in deaths. Dr. Hans Kluge said that …
Read More »WHO says children play a role in the spread of the coronavirus
Students wearing protective masks raise their hands in class as a distance lecturer teaches at a public hearing in Provo, Utah, US, on Thursday, August 20, 2020. George Frey | Bloomberg via Getty Images The World Health Organization warned Thursday that a growing body of evidence suggests children are playing …
Read More »WHO cautions on COVID-19 plasma as US issues emergency authorization
(Reuters) – The World Health Organization on Monday was cautious about supporting the use of recovered plasma from COVID-19 patients to treat people who are ill, saying that evidence that it works remains “low quality”, even if the United States emergency authorization for such issued therapies. PHILO PHOTO: Convalescent plasma …
Read More »WHO says children aged 12 and older should wear masks as adults
PHILO PHOTO: A boy wearing a protective face mask plays in a fountain after local authorities imposed lockdown restrictions to prevent the spread of coronavirus (COVID-19) disease, in Moscow, Russia June 12, 2020. REUTERS / Evgenia Novozhenina ZURICH (Reuters) – The World Health Organization (WHO) says children aged 12 and …
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