Experts Say Face Coverings Could Save 33,000 COVID-19 Deaths By October 1 In United States
According to data provided by the World Health Organization (WHO), the United States had 43,556 new cases of COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) on July 2. The following states have seen dramatic spikes in cases over the past several weeks, the number of new cases from Thursday is in parentheses. Florida (10,109) Texas (7,915) California (<4,000) Arizona (3,333) After originally stating […]
As COVID-19 Cases Soar In US WHO Worried The Same May Happen In Africa
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned the continent of Africa could see a drastic rise in COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) cases similar to the current phenomena in the United States. Stats show a recent uptick in the United States is due to states not requiring masks, and those who refuse to mask or practice public distancing […]
World Health Organization Provides Detailed Update On ACT-Accelerator
“Two months ago, I joined President Emmanuel Macron, President Ursula von der Leyen and Melinda Gates to launch the Access to COVID-19 Tools Accelerator (ACT-Accelerator) – a global initiative between multiple partners to ensure equitable access to life-saving tools for COVID-19,” said World Health Organization Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus during his opening remarks during a June […]
COVID-19 Endangering Vaccination Efforts, Japan Begins Reopening
The World Health Organization (WHO) recently released a report detailing how the global spread of COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) has hampered immunization efforts across the world. From the memo: Since March 2020, routine childhood immunization services have been disrupted on a global scale that may be unprecedented since the inception of expanded programs on immunization (EPI) […]
Correcting Common COVID-19 Myths
Despite COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) being a worldwide pandemic that has alerted the globe throughout 2020, numerous pieces of misinformation and outright propaganda continue to exist. Popular social media platforms Facebook, Twitter, and YouTube continue to host a slew of false information despite their efforts to stop their spread. One popular myth concerns 5G networks causing COVID-19, despite […]
The Global Toll Of COVID-19, PPE Shortages
“The World Health Organization has warned that severe and mounting disruption to the global supply of personal protective equipment (PPE) – caused by rising demand, panic buying, hoarding and misuse – is putting lives at risk from the new coronavirus and other infectious diseases,” the World Health Organization (WHO) cautioned on March 3, 2020, in response to […]
WHO Statement On Several COVID-19 Questions, March 30 Press Conference Notes
A World Health Organization statement in response to several predictions that between 70-150 million in the United States would contract COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reads, “We cannot make predictions, but we can say that the course of the pandemic will be determined by the actions that countries take. However, WHO is working with an international network of statisticians and […]
HanesBrands And Other Companies To Make Masks Needed To Combat COVID-19
During a press conference on Saturday, United States President Donald Trump announced the HanesBrands clothing company would be retrofitting factories to make masks for medical officials combating COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019). “By way of example, Hanes … is retrofitting manufacturing capabilities in large sections of the plants to produce masks and they’re in the process right […]
WHO Announces COVID-19 Response Fund To Help Combat The Virus
Today during Word Health Organization’s (WHO) COVID-19 (Coronavirus 2019) press conference WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced the formation of the COVID-19 Response Fund in conjunction with the United Nations Foundation and the Swiss Philanthropy Foundation WHO describes the foundation as allowing the following on its website. Send essential supplies such as personal protective equipment to frontline health workers Enable all […]
WHO Calls COVID-19 A Pandemic, Individual Measures That Can Keep You Safe
During the Wednesday COVID-19 (Coronavirus, 2019) daily press conference conducted by the World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreysus announced COVID-19 is now officially recognized as a pandemic, upgrading severity from the previous distinction of an epidemic. According to the United States of America Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an epidemic […]