The Palestinian health minister says Israeli officials are making use of the coronavirus pandemic to suppress and trample upon the rights of Palestinian prisoners.

Iran has finally begun the first human trial of a domestically-produced coronavirus vaccine, paving the way for the country to be among only a few nations capable of producing it.

The Islamic Republic of Iran Medical Council calls on WHO chief to help the country provide COVID-19 vaccines for patients amid US sanctions.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned about the ‘shocking’ situation in the United States in regards to coronavirus infections.

The World Health Organization says it has stopped financial support for some 10,000 health workers in Yemen due to lack of funding.

Several European countries have announced plans to impose tougher measures to contain the spread of COVID-19, as the World Health Organization (WHO) warns of a spike in the number of deaths caused by the virus.

Under normal procedures, test administrators must wait for months or years to verify that vaccine candidates are safe and efficacious.

Russia’s Health Minister Mikhail Murashko rejects allegations that the country’s pioneering COVID-19 vaccine is unsafe, dismissing them as groundless and leveled by rival competitors.

Deaths have been averaging 5,200 a day in July, up from an average of 4,600 a day in June.

The WHO director general says the new coronavirus pandemic is the worst global health emergency it has ever faced.