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Review spotlights COVID’s impact on pregnant women, including 7-fold higher death rate
Compared with uninfected pregnant women, the risk of death was more than 7 times higher, and the risk of ICU
Read more.WHO welcomes data on COVID-19 in China, meeting with Minister
Earlier today, WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus spoke with Minister Ma Xiaowei, director of China’s National Health Commission, about
Read more.WHO updates COVID-19 guidelines on masks, treatments and patient care
WHO has updated its guidelines on mask wearing in community settings, COVID-19 treatments, and clinical management. This is part of
Read more.Urgent action needed as acute malnutrition threatens the lives of millions of vulnerable children
<p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><strong>United Nations agencies are calling for urgent action to protect the most vulnerable children in the 15 countries hardest hit
Read more.US XBB.1.5 levels continue steady rise
US COVID patterns show mixed patterns, with cases and hospitalizations down a bit, but deaths up sharply.
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