Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Overview The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is a global outbreak of coronavirus – an infectious disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). …
Pandemics - World Health Organization (WHO)
A pandemic is the worldwide spread of a new disease.An influenza pandemic occurs when a new influenza virus emerges and spreads around the world, and most people do not have immunity. …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19)
Nov 27, 2025 · WHO response During the emergency phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO coordinated the global response, supporting countries with preparedness, surveillance, diagnostics, …
The changing face of pandemic risk: how we need to adapt, protect …
Feb 5, 2025 · As new diseases emerge and old ones resurge, pandemic preparedness has become a critical concern for global health. The new Global Preparedness Monitoring Board (GPMB) report – …
Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic
Information on COVID-19, the infectious disease caused by the most recently discovered coronavirus.
Coronavirus - World Health Organization (WHO)
Apr 17, 2026 · Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) The virus can spread from an infected person’s mouth or nose in small liquid particles when they cough, sneeze, speak, sing or breathe. These particles …
WHO Pandemic Agreement - Global
Feb 17, 2026 · The world's first Pandemic Agreement, a legally binding international instrument designed to make the world safer and more equitable in the face of future pandemics, was adopted …
World Health Assembly adopts historic Pandemic Agreement to make …
May 20, 2025 · Member States of the World Health Organization (WHO) today formally adopted by consensus the world's first Pandemic Agreement. The landmark decision by the 78th World Health …
Preparing for the next pandemic: a checklist for respiratory pathogen ...
Oct 16, 2024 · To make pandemic planning efficient and integrated, the checklist focuses on similar capacities that can be leveraged for different respiratory pathogens of pandemic potential, including …
WHO Member States agree to extend negotiations on key annex to the ...
Mar 28, 2026 · WHO Member States have agreed to extend negotiations on the Pathogen Access and Benefit Sharing (PABS) annex to the WHO Pandemic Agreement, with discussions to resume in …