Officials at the World Health Organization said Monday that of about 80,000 people who have been sickened by COVID-19 in China, more than 70% have recovered and been discharged from hospitals.

GENEVA -- The World Health Organization has announced an official name of the new coronavirus that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread to two dozen other countries: COVID-19. "Under agreed ...

The organization has faced mounting criticism over its handling of COVID-19. The World Health Organization has faced mounting criticism in recent weeks over its handling of the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 cases are rising again as a new variant begins to circulate in some parts of the world. The World Health Organization said Wednesday the rise in cases is primarily in the eastern ...

One month ago, the World Health Organization posted a video praising Italians’ “strong and effective response” to the coronavirus pandemic.

COVID-19 patients are treated inside a non-invasive ventilation system at the municipal field hospital Gilberto Novaes in Manaus, Brazil, on May 18, 2020. [AP Photo/Felipe Dana] Five years ago, on ...

Alphabet Inc's YouTube said on Wednesday it would remove videos from YouTube containing misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, expanding its current rules against falsehoods and conspiracy theories ...

It has been five years since the the World Health Organization declared COVID-19 a pandemic. That was the start of many changes, both temporary and permanent, to the U.S. healthcare system. Some were ...

A new COVID-19 strain, referred to as NB.1.8.1 or "Nimbus," first appeared in the U.S. sometime near the end of April and is currently the dominant variant in the U.S. The new variant is said to be ...

As states grappled with confusion around vaccines, COVID-19 cases have continued to fluctuate nationwide. Some regions of the United States are experiencing "very high" COVID viral activity, according ...

Sir David Nunes Nabarro, a physician, international public health advocate and one of the early experts helping with the global response to the COVID-19 pandemic, died on Friday at age 75. "David was ...