Scientists at the World Health Organization (WHO) warned that mass vaccinations would not bring about herd immunity to the coronavirus this year, even as one leading producer boosted its production forecast.
Officials at the World Health Organization said its efforts to investigate the origins of the coronavirus are not about finding “somebody to blame” as the agency sends a team of international experts to China this week.
World Health Organization director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, right, listens to WHO emergencies chief Mike Ryan during a meeting of the United Nations.WHO emergencies chief Mike Ryan told a news briefing in Geneva Monday “we are looking for the answers here that may save us in the future.
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Portugal’s president infected with COVID-19 shortly before election
The 72-year-old politician from the Conservative Social Democratic Party (PSD) is running for re-election.
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Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa has tested positive for the coronavirus just two weeks before the election of a new head of state.
The 72-year-old politician from the Conservative Social Democratic Party (PSD) is running for re-election.
He is not suffering from any symptoms, but the infection is disrupting the election campaign, the Lusa news agency reported on Tuesday.
The re-election of the president in the vote on January 24, is considered likely.
Of the total of seven candidates vying for the highest state office, three have interrupted their election campaign for safety reasons, the agency reported.