Categories: Global

Coronavirus cases top half a million, protective gear lacking: WHO

Monitoring Desk

GENEVA: Coronavirus has infected more than half a million people and killed 20,000, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday as he appealed again for protective gear for medical staff working to save lives.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, speaking to a Geneva news conference, also urged countries to refrain from using medicines that have not been demonstrated to be effective against COVID-19.

Tedros, without giving specifics, thanked “various national organisations” that had provided what he called critical cyber intelligence after a rise in online scams and cyber attacks on the U.N. agency and on himself.

Courtesy: (Reuters)

The Frontier Post

Recent Posts

Five killed by Russian strikes in eastern Ukraine

KYIV (AFP): Five people were killed Wednesday as Russia struck Ukraine's eastern Kharkiv and Donetsk…

3 hours ago

Colombian president says country will cut diplomatic ties with Israel

COLOMBIA: Colombian President Gustavo Petro has announced plans to cut diplomatic ties with Israel over…

3 hours ago

Gaza aid port 50 percent complete: Pentagon

WASHINGTON (AFP): The temporary pier being constructed by the US military to increase humanitarian aid…

3 hours ago

Harvey Weinstein faces accuser as judge orders retrial

NEW YORK (AFP): Disgraced film mogul Harvey Weinstein faced one of his accusers in New…

3 hours ago

President calls for taking measures to curb street crimes in Sindh

F.P. Report KARACHI : President Asif Ali Zardari on Wednesday urged Sindh Chief Minister Syed…

3 hours ago

Bilawal advocates PPP-mode over privatization for institutional success

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD/KARACHI: Chairman Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Bilawal Bhutto Zardari has advocated for a…

3 hours ago

This website uses cookies.