World Health Organization (WHO)

S. Sudan: Amid coronavirus crisis, WHO declares outbreak of yellow fever

April 12, 2020 Health, News, Newsbeat

April 12, 2020 (SSNN) — The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared an outbreak of yellow fever in the southern part of South Sudan. The UN health agency said, in a statement, that two cases were identified in Kajo-keji, a region bordering Uganda, where an outbreak of the viral haemorrhagic disease was detected early this year. WHO warned that the […]

Alert: China on lockdown as coronavirus spreads into major cities

January 22, 2020 China, USA

January 22nd, 2020 (SSNN)—Wuhan, a Chinese city of nearly nine million people, is to temporarily shut public transport amid fear of a virus outbreak, according to the BBC. Those living in the city have been advised not to leave, in a week when millions of Chinese are preparing to travel for the upcoming Lunar New Year holiday. The airport […]