A senior official at the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned world powers that the tragedy of the coronavirus pandemic could never end if huge inequities in vaccinations and medicines continue between rich and poor countries. The head of emergencies at the WHO, Michael Ryan, said on Tuesday that the ...
COVID-19 cases rose 89% in the Eastern Mediterranean region in the first week of January compared with the previous week but deaths fell by 13%, a World Health Organization official said on Thursday. Out of 22 mostly Middle Eastern countries in the region, 15 have reported cases of the Omicron ...