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Iranpress: Omicron infects 9.5 million in a week as WHO warns it’s ‘not last variant’

Omicron infects 9.5 million in a week as WHO warns it’s ‘not last variant’

Friday, 07 January 2022 00:29

The World Health Organization says a record 9.5 million COVID-19 cases were tallied over the last week as the Omicron variant of the coronavirus swept the planet, a 71 per cent increase from the previous seven-day period that the UN health agency likened to a tsunami.

Iranpress: Omicron may be less severe, but not ‘mild’: Tedros Adhanom

Omicron may be less severe, but not ‘mild’: Tedros Adhanom

Thursday, 06 January 2022 20:02

The WHO Director-General says the COVID -19 Omicron variant may be less severe, but it should not be considered as “mild.”

Iranpress: WHO warns of perilous spread of Omicron around world

WHO warns of perilous spread of Omicron around world

Tuesday, 30 November 2021 06:23

As more cases of the Omicron variant surface around the globe, the World Health Organization says the risk of further spread is high and could have severe consequences for some countries.

Iranpress: WHO fails to immunize world against Coronavirus

WHO fails to immunize world against Coronavirus

Monday, 02 August 2021 04:57

A senior member of the World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the organization's efforts to immunize the world against the Coronavirus have failed.

Iranpress: WHO: Delta variant is most transmissible identified so far

WHO: Delta variant is most transmissible identified so far

Sunday, 27 June 2021 07:15

The World Health Organization (WHO) named the delta variant coronavirus as the "most contagious" one in a report on Saturday.

Iranpress: WHO: World records worst week for Covid-19 infections

WHO: World records worst week for Covid-19 infections

Tuesday, 20 April 2021 02:03

As WHO says more people had Covid-19 diagnosed in the past seven days than in any other week since the start of the pandemic.

Iranpress: The world is at a critical juncture in coronavirus pandemic

The world is at a critical juncture in coronavirus pandemic

Tuesday, 03 November 2020 07:54

The head of the World Health Organization said in a speech that the world is currently in a critical moment due to the increasing number of people infected with the coronavirus.

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