New case of Ebola virus is confirmed in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has blasted the country’s crisis management in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, ordering the deployment of the army to help distribute medicine.

A World Health Organization spokesperson says the COVID-19 episode is far from over and the world is just in the middle of the pandemic.

South African health regulators approve China’s Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine though a senior health official says the government would not immediately procure doses.

France is easing travel restrictions for vaccinated travelers arriving from the UK.

The Omicron variant of COVID-19 should not be dismissed as mild, the World Health Organization insists.

The WHO says a COVID variant-driven "tsunami" threatens to overwhelm healthcare systems around the world.

The World Health Organization is warning that over 700,000 people could lose their lives to the Covid-19.

Top US infectious disease official Dr. Anthony Fauci said on Friday that a ban on flights from southern Africa was a possibility and the United States was rushing to gather data on the new COVID-19 variant.

The World Health Organization warns that some 700,000 people could die of COVID-19 across Europe in the coming months.