Health body chief seeks to draw favorable comparisons with 1918 flu outbreak, saying we now have better technology; infection levels in Europe spark fears of 2nd wave

Efforts underway at unprecedented speed, global body says, with 165 candidate vaccines being worked on around the world

Head of UN health agency says wealthy countries cannot hoard vaccines, become safe havens; says US departure from body harms solidarity in global struggle

UN health body chief says in the meantime, it comes down to basics of public health and disease control; says team has laid groundwork in China for probe of pandemic's source

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns against politicizing virus outbreak

Organization's head says too many countries bungling virus response, pandemic 'going to get worse and worse'

239 international scientists say infectious particles could travel well beyond 2 meters, upending accepted understanding of coronavirus transmission

China records fall amid strict containment regulations; Germany and South Korea see increases; outbreak in Normandy leads to worries in France; UK lowers threat level

WHO says disease is rapidly accelerating at the same time as people tire of lockdowns; record 150,000 cases reported worldwide on Thursday

World Health Organizations says governments should encourage people to cover their mouths and noses if there is widespread transmission or social distancing is difficult