World Health Organization
G20 agrees to set up global pandemic preparedness fund
LONDON (Reuters) - G20 countries have provisionally agreed to set up a global fund for pandemic preparedness, likely to be...
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WHO funding plan watered down after U.S. calls for reform – draft document
By Francesco Guarascio BRUSSELS (Reuters) - A planned funding overhaul aimed at strengthening the World Health Organization (WHO) has been...
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Shanghai carries out more COVID tests as food supply frustrations rise
(Refiles to fix garble in headline) SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai carried out another round of mass COVID-19 testing on Saturday,...
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Shanghai widens COVID testing as other Chinese cities impose curbs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai on Friday announced a record 21,000 new cases and a third consecutive day of COVID testing as...
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WHO says making contingency plans for possible ‘chemical assaults’ in Ukraine
By Emma Farge and Mrinalika Roy GENEVA (Reuters) -The World Health Organization's European head said on Thursday that the body...
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Shanghai vows to improve food deliveries as discontent grows over COVID curbs
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The Shanghai government said on Thursday it was trying its best to improve the distribution of food...
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Shanghai to start another round of citywide COVID tests
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - Shanghai will ask all 26 million residents to take another round of COVID-19 tests, a city official...
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In Shanghai, a long, fruitless wait for help amid COVID lockdown
SHANGHAI (Reuters) - The elderly woman slouched in a chair in Shanghai's cool spring weather as her three companions squabbled...
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Shanghai to extend lockdown of 26 million people as it reviews COVID test results
By David Kirton SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Shanghai will remain under lockdown as it reviews results of an exercise to test all...
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U.S. discusses ‘opportunities’ for Taiwan to participate at WHO meeting
TAIPEI (Reuters) - U.S. and Taiwanese officials have held talks on expanding Taiwan's international participation including "opportunities" for the island...
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WHO lays out plan to emerge from emergency phase of pandemic
By Julie Steenhuysen and Mrinalika Roy (Reuters) -The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for COVID-19, laying...
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COVID cases in Asia surpass 100 million – Reuters tally
By Rittik Biswas and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) - Coronavirus infections in Asia passed 100 million on Wednesday, according to a...
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EU sets up distribution centres on Ukraine border for refugees needing care
By Ludwig Burger (Reuters) - The European Union is setting up centres on its borders to Ukraine to receive and...
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Capital of China’s Jilin province apologises for food shortages due to COVID curbs
BEIJING (Reuters) -The Chinese city of Changchun, capital of the COVID-hit northeastern province of Jilin, on Tuesday apologised to its...
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Explainer-Omicron ‘stealth’ COVID variant BA.2 now dominant globally
By Jennifer Rigby and Julie Steenhuysen (Reuters) - A sub-variant of the highly transmissible Omicron version of coronavirus known as...
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WHO says there were 64 instances of attacks on health care since Ukraine war started
(Reuters) - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday it had verified 64 instances of attacks on health care...
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At U.N., Russia trades barbs with U.S., UK about chemical weapons in Ukraine
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - Russia traded accusations with the United States and Britain at the United Nations...
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500,000 refugees from Ukraine have mental health issues-WHO
GENEVA (Reuters) - About half a million refugees from Ukraine who have fled to Poland need support for mental health...
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Refugee crisis strains Moldova’s healthcare system – minister
WARSAW (Reuters) - The arrival of hundreds of thousands of Ukrainian refugees in Moldova is putting huge pressure on its...
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U.N. General Assembly likely to vote again this week on Ukraine
By Michelle Nichols UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) -The United Nations General Assembly is expected to vote this week, diplomats said, to...
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