In September 2020, the SD Biosensor STANDARD Q COVID-19 Ag Test became the first rapid antigen test ever listed under WHO’s ...

While some have mild symptoms with COVID-19, others can have severe symptoms, resulting in hospitalization and even death.

"This virus is here to stay," the Director-General of the World Health Organization warned. "It is still killing, and it is still changing." ...

WHO said the decision builds on earlier emergency approvals and reflects the continued need for affordable, fast COVID-19 testing even after the pandemic’s emergency phase.

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization has announced an official name of the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread to two dozen other countries: COVID-19. "Under agreed ...

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable ...

Share on Pinterest The World Health Organization declared during a May 5 media briefing the COVID-19 pandemic emergency has ended. FABRICE COFFRINI/Getty Images On May 5, 2023, the World Health ...

The organization has faced mounting criticism over its handling of COVID-19. The World Health Organization has faced mounting criticism in recent weeks over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

Fresh off his election as World Health Organization director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus made his first overseas trip in August 2017. His pick to begin a five-year “world” reign: China. There, ...

The World Health Organization announced Friday it would declare an end to the global COVID-19 emergency, urging countries to begin transitioning their response to a virus that it warns still remains a ...

In our news wrap Friday, the World Health Organization declared an end to COVID-19 as a global emergency, Dr. Rochelle Walensky is stepping down as director of the CDC after two years, the head of ...

WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks at a press conference at the organization’s headquarters in Geneva on March 11, 2020. (WHO photo) The World Health Organization declared ...