WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION updates:Latest updates on coronavirus disease outbreak

Latest updates on coronavirus disease outbreak Kick out coronavirus FIFA, the international governing body of football, has teamed up with WHO to combat COVID-19 with a new awareness campaign led by world-renowned footballers. See the campaign website Are smokers at higher risk of COVID-19? Smokers are likely to be more vulnerable to COVID-19 as the act of smoking means that fingers (and possibly contaminated cigarettes) are in contact with lips which increases the possibility of transmission of virus from hand to mouth.  COVID-19 Solidarity Fund close to US$100 million Individuals and organizations who want to help fight the pandemic and support WHO and partners can now donate through the COVID-19 Solidarity Response Fund for WHO. Donations have reached US$100 million dollars in just 2 weeks. All WHO information on COVID-19 outbreak Here you will find latest news, guidance as well as case numbers and deaths related to COVID-19 outbreak. This page is updated daily, so make sure to come back often and see the newest information from WHO. Other hot topics WHO announces official selection for inaugural Health for All Film Festival For its inaugural Film Festival, WHO received nearly 1 300 submissions from more than 110 countries on a wide range of health topics. During the coming weeks, critically-acclaimed professional artists from the film and music industries will review the shortlist. Four winners will be announced in May.  Find the official selection and list of jury members here. Find out more World Tuberculosis Day 2020 New WHO recommendations to prevent tuberculosis (TB) aim to save millions of lives. It will help countries accelerate efforts to stop people with TB infection becoming sick with TB by giving them preventive treatment.

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