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Slight fall in coronavirus infections ‘nothing to celebrate’, says UN health agency

Michelle Nurse Feb 7, 2020 0

(United Nations News) A slight drop overnight in the number of people infected by the new coronavirus is welcome but “nothing to celebrate”, a top UN health official said on Thursday. Dr Michael Ryan, head of the World Health…
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$675 million appeal to stop coronavirus in its tracks, as deaths rise

Michelle Nurse Feb 6, 2020 0

(United Nations News) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) appealed on Wednesday for $675 million to boost international measures to counter the new coronavirus epidemic, as deaths from the outbreak neared 500. Speaking in…
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