A senior Palestinian official has described as "extremely catastrophic” the health situation in the Gaza Strip in general, stressing the need for providing the necessary health components.

Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations has lambasted the unilateral US sanctions against Iran.

The Red Cross says the impacts of the coronavirus pandemic have damaged the fabric of the society and will be felt for years.

The European Commission says COVID-19 cases are on the rise in almost all of the EU's 27 member states. High hospital admission numbers are putting health systems under pressure.

Five of America’s largest health insurers reported more than $11bn in profits in the second quarter – a decline from the same period last year when the Covid-19 pandemic helped drive sky-high profits.

At least 115,000 health and care workers have died from COVID-19 since the beginning of the pandemic, the WHO chief says.

The new outbreak has surprised Pakistan, where for months many have been saying the pandemic was done.