The Latest Breaking News from Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

While Tedros has yet to catch the virus, his life, at the centre of the pandemic, has been infected by the chaos and conspiracy Covid-19 has created, writes Adam Taylor

Global health leaders have set out steps to improve employee mental health.

Some foresee the pandemic’s end on the horizon, but experts say the virus may ‘still have some tricks up its sleeve’.

Bahrain has detected its first monkeypox case, the state news agency BNA said on Friday, citing the health ministry. The ministry said the patient was returning from abroad when his symptoms were suspected and diagnosed, BNA added. "The patient, a 29-year-old male expatriate, has arrived in the Kingdom after recent…

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the world isn't there yet, "but the end is in sight" for the coronavirus pandemic.

Here's your quick catch-up of news happening around the world.

Global weekly deaths down to 11,118 on 5 September – the lowest level since March 2020

The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that the number of coronavirus deaths worldwide last week was the lowest reported in the pandemic since March 2020, marking what could be a turning point in the years-long global outbreak. At a press briefing in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom…

"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," he said.