Manitoba announced it was loosening some public health restrictions on Tuesday while Newfoundland and Labrador moved to tighten them in the St. John's region following a spike in COVID-19 cases.
By Emma Farge and John Miller GENEVA (Reuters) - A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would join a programme to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as officials urged it to increase financing for a global response to the pandemic. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus welcomed the announcement which follows confirmation last month that the United States under President Joe Biden will remain in the Geneva-based agency. Former President Donald Trump criticized the agency and halted funding. We want to underscore the commitment of the United States to multilateralism and our common cause to respond to this pandemic and improve global public health, Colin L. McIff, Acting Director at the Office of Global Affairs in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The virtual WHO Facilitation Council aims to help fill a $27 billion funding gap for the WHO-backed programme, called the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator, that
A U.S. official told a World Health Organization meeting on Tuesday that Washington would participate in a programme to boost COVID-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as it joins global efforts to respond to the pandemic.
A US official told a World Health Organization meeting that Washington would participate in a programme to boost Covid-19 testing, diagnostics and vaccines as it joins global efforts to respond to the pandemic.
Due to pandemic-related safety concerns, OU’s recognition of World Hijab Day will occur virtually. Organizers hope that the online nature of this year’s World Hijab Day will allow more people to join the conversation.