The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that it was discontinuing its trials of the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine and combination HIV drug lopinavir/ritonavir in hospitalised patients with COVID-19 after they failed to reduce mortality, Trend reports citing Reuters.

More than 212,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, surpassing 10.9 million, while the coronavirus-related fatalities increased by over 5,000 to over 523,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday, Trend reports citing TASS.

The World Health Organization (WHO) should soon get results from clinical trials it is conducting of drugs that might be effective in treating COVID-19 patients, its Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday, Trend reports citing Reuters.

Nearly 164,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on June 30, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 10.35 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Thursday, Trend reports citing TASS.

More than 163,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on June 30, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 10.18 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Tuesday, Trend reports citing TASS.

Nineteen Azerbaijani doctors participating in the REACT-C19 project have completed their work in Baku and the country’s districts, the World Health Organization (WHO) Azerbaijani office reported in its official website on June 29.

More than 179,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide in the past day, surpassing 9.65 million, while the coronavirus-related fatalities increased by over 7,000 to near 491,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Saturday, Trend reports citing TASS.

Over 167,000 confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection were registered worldwide on June 25, with the overall number of such cases exceeding 9.29 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily bulletin on Thursday, Trend reports citing TASS.

Despite that situation with COVID-19 has improved in Europe, globally it is not encouraging, Head of the WHO office in Azerbaijan Hande Harmanci said.

The European Union (EU) and the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe ha send medical protective means to Azerbaijan, organizations’ press service reported on June 23.