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Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in num
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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WHO chief lauds India, PM Modi for support to global COVID-19 response
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday expressed gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued support to the global COVID-19 response against the pandemic.
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WHO chief thanks Biden for membership U-turn, US joining ACT Accelerator,
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives.
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WHO chief warns against COVID-19 vaccine distribution, says 'world is on b
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): As several countries have rolled out coronavirus vaccines, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has questioned the fairness in the distribution of the vaccines and said that the world is on the "brink of a catastr
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10 WHO experts arrive at Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origin
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): A team of 10 World Health Organisation (WHO) experts arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, where it began a year ago.
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Health workers should carry identity proof for COVID-19 vaccination: BMC
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India] January 13(ANI): The health and frontline workers will need to carry a proof of identity such as Aadhaar card, voter ID, pan card, or passbook with their photo printed on it for vaccination against COVID19, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has said.
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Tedros refutes new Japanese coronavirus mutation more aggressive
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI/Sputnik): There is no evidence to suggest that the newly-detected Japanese mutation made the coronavirus more aggressive, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
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WHO disappointed China hasn't granted entry to coronavirus experts
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 6 (ANI): The World Health Organization expressed dissappointment over China not finalising the permissions for the arrival of the team that was to investigate the origin of the coronavirus, said world health body chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday (loc
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WHO chief lauds India's decisive action, resolve to end COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 5 (ANI): Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Tuesday lauded India's action and its resolve to end the COVID-19 pandemic as the largest vaccine producer of the world.
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Yearender 2020: Health diplomacy dominates India's foreign policy amidst C
Updated : 5 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 29 (ANI): When 2020 began, no one might have envisaged that it will be marred by unprecedented health crises that will bring the world to a standstill, overwhelm the health care systems, and lead to the suspension of cross-border travel for several months.
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COVID-19 fatality up nearly 60 per cent in last 6 weeks, Europe, Americas
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 12 (ANI/Sputnik): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday warned about a spike of approximately 60 per cent in Covid-19 fatalities in the world over the last six weeks, with majority of cases and deaths concentrated in Europe and the Americas.
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WHO's Tedros says govt decisions made in coming days will determine course
Updated : 5 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 5 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Friday that decisions made by the governments and individuals in the coming days would be decisive.
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