https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Germany in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed The WHO's European director warned Friday that the Covid-19 pandemic won't end until at least 70 percent of people are vaccinated, and criticised Europe's vaccine rollout as "too slow". https://www.thelocal.de/20210529/pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director Sat, 29 May 2021 14:50:51 +0200 pandemic-wont-be-over-until-70-percent-are-vaccinated-who-director The World Health Organization announced Wednesday it would set up a global data hub in Berlin to analyse information on emerging pandemic threats, filling the gaps exposed by Covid-19. https://www.thelocal.de/20210505/who-to-set-up-pandemic-data-hub-in-berlin Wed, 05 May 2021 19:23:47 +0200 who-to-set-up-pandemic-data-hub-in-berlin The number of new coronavirus cases has resurged in Europe after six weeks of falling figures, the World Health Organisation said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20210304/covid-19-cases-in-europe-back-on-the-rise-after-weeks-of-decline Thu, 04 Mar 2021 14:16:13 +0100 covid-19-cases-in-europe-back-on-the-rise-after-weeks-of-decline The World Health Organization warned European countries Tuesday about "pandemic fatigue" which it says threatens the continent's ability to tackle the coronavirus. https://www.thelocal.de/20201007/what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue Wed, 07 Oct 2020 11:17:28 +0200 what-can-europe-do-about-pandemic-fatigue The European chapter of the World Health Organization on Thursday said it saw "alarming rates of transmission" of Covid-19 across the region and warned countries against shortening quarantine periods. https://www.thelocal.de/20200917/europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who Thu, 17 Sep 2020 14:55:25 +0200 europes-alarming-infection-rates-and-shorter-quarantine-periods-worry-who Europe can combat the new coronavirus without full lockdowns now that authorities are better prepared and have gained knowledge about how to fight it in recent months, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Thursday. https://www.thelocal.de/20200821/europe-can-fight-virus-without-lockdowns-who Fri, 21 Aug 2020 09:16:54 +0200 europe-can-fight-virus-without-lockdowns-who Germany slammed Wednesday the US decision to suspend payments to the World Health Organization (WHO), as Foreign Minister Heiko Maas warned against "blaming others" for the coronavirus crisis. https://www.thelocal.de/20200415/germany-slams-trumps-who-payment-freeze Wed, 15 Apr 2020 13:43:17 +0200 germany-slams-trumps-who-payment-freeze German children are not adequately protected against diseases, scientists have warned, as tens of thousands of young ones are not vaccinated on time. https://www.thelocal.de/20170113/german-children-insufficiently-vaccinated-against-measles Fri, 13 Jan 2017 09:00:00 +0100 german-children-insufficiently-vaccinated-against-measles In the wake of the World Health Organisation (WHO) categorizing processed meats such as sausages as carcinogenic in a category along with tobacco, every fifth Germany is worried about their meat intake. https://www.thelocal.de/20151030/every-fifth-german-worried-about-meat-intake Fri, 30 Oct 2015 09:35:41 +0100 every-fifth-german-worried-about-meat-intake Germany's food and agriculture minister said Tuesday that people should not be afraid of tucking into a grilled bratwurst despite the World Health Organization's warning that sausages and ham cause cancer. https://www.thelocal.de/20151027/fear-not-eat-bratwurst-says-german-food-minister Tue, 27 Oct 2015 18:01:55 +0100 fear-not-eat-bratwurst-says-german-food-minister UPDATE: A doctor infected with the deadly Ebola virus while trying to help stop it spreading through West Africa could travel to a Hamburg clinic for treatment. https://www.thelocal.de/20140728/hamburg-could-take-who-ebola-patient Mon, 28 Jul 2014 17:47:00 +0200 hamburg-could-take-who-ebola-patient