GENEVA, Jan 7 — The global number of new Covid-19 cases increased sharply by 71 per cent last week compared to the previous week, but the number of new deaths decreased by 10 per cent, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said Thursday.

GENEVA, Jan 5 — Although most people recover from Covid-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organisation (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, Xinhua quoted an official from the organisation telling a press briefing on Tuesday.

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 23 — The acceptance rate of the Covid-19 vaccine booster dose has been rated good, but the majority of recipients chose to take a booster dose of the same vaccine (homologous) with the primary dose, said Deputy Health Minister Datuk Dr Noor Azmi Ghazali.

GENEVA, Dec 14 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) told Sputnik that it expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities related to the new Omicron coronavirus strain, reported Sputnik.

GENEVA, Dec 1 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Tuesday that blanket travel bans will not prevent the international spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, even as dozens of countries have already introduced such restrictions, Xinhua reported.

GENEVA, Nov 29 — It is not yet clear whether the Omicron Covid-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants including Delta, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday, Xinhua reported.

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 27 — Malaysians are banned from travelling to seven countries, namely South Africa, Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Mozambique, Namibia and Zimbabwe following the emergence of the new Covid-19 strain.

ISTANBUL, Nov 5 — An estimated 50 per cent of the world’s population that live in coastal areas will be exposed to flooding, storms and tsunamis by 2030, the UN said Thursday.

GENEVA, Nov 3 — The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed five million, reaching 5,004,855 as of Tuesday, Xinhua news agency reported citing the latest data from the World Health Organisation (WHO).

KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 21 — AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine manufactured in Thailand has been authorised under the World Health Organisation (WHO) Emergency Use Listing (EUL) procedure with immediate effect.

GENEVA, Oct 7 — The World Health Organisation said on Wednesday it recommends widespread use of a new malaria vaccine among children in sub-Saharan Africa and other regions with moderate to high malaria transmission after three countries tried it.

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 23 — Ventilation system and the good quality of air in all types of buildings such the workplace, business premises, education institution, places of worship and residence are among the important strategy to contain the spread of Covid-19.

PUTRAJAYA, Sept 11 — The polio outbreak in Malaysia has been declared ended following an official notification by the World Health Organisation (WHO) representative office for Malaysia, Brunei and Singapore to the Health Ministry (MOH).

KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 20 — The pandemic fatigue experienced by Malaysians, in general, is growing more critical and has reached a level deemed as worrying, according to health experts and psychologists.

GENEVA, Aug 19 — Current data does not indicate that Covid-19 booster shots are needed, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday, adding that the most vulnerable people worldwide should be fully vaccinated before high-income countries deploy a top-up.

PUTRAJAYA, Aug 13 — Malaysia will conduct a study on three types of drugs to treat Covid-19 patients following large-scale international trials announced by the World Health Organisation (WHO) yesterday.

GENEVA, Aug 12 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday announced that it will test three new drugs for Covid-19, which will involve thousands of researchers at more than 600 hospitals in 52 countries, Xinhua reported.

By Amin Ridzuan Ishak SHAH ALAM, July 27 — The Selangor government's move to carry out mass Covid-19 screenings in the state is based on the recommendations made by the World Health Organisation (WHO) in curbing the outbreak, says Datuk Seri Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad. The Kuala Selangor MP, who is...

KUALA LUMPUR, July 27 — The early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ensuing lockdowns were hard on Malaysians in different ways.

GENEVA, July 24 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) said Friday countries have the responsibility to work together, in partnership with WHO, so scientists can try to find the origin of the Covid-19 pandemic after China rejected a plan for the second phase of investigations.