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Omicron 'dangerous' virus for unvaccinated people, warns WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 12 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 is a "dangerous virus" particularly for those who are unvaccinated, World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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Omicron may be less severe, but not 'mild': WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 7 (ANI): The Omicron variant of COVID-19 appears to be a less severe disease than the Delta strain, but it does not mean it should be categorized as "mild", World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
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'If we end inequity, we end COVID-19 pandemic': WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 1 (ANI): As the world enters its third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was confident that the pandemic will end in 2022 "if we end inequity" together.
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WHO chief says COVID-19 vaccine disparity must stop: VOA
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 16 (ANI/Xinhua): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the "scandal" of global COVID-19 vaccine disparity must stop, according to a recent report by Voice of America (VOA).
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WHO chief warns about spike in COVID-19 as cases surge in Europe, Central
Updated : 4 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 5 (ANI): Amid the latest rise in COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday (local time) warned about the rising number of cases and deaths.
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WHO chief warns Afghanistan's healthcare system on brink of collapse
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], September 22 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday warned that Afghanistan's healthcare system is on the brink of collapse.
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WHO calls for moratorium on booster COVID-19 vaccine shots until end of Se
Updated : 4 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 4 (ANI): WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said the global body is calling for a moratorium on booster COVID-19 vaccine shots until the end of September to ensure equitable access to vaccines.
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World passes 'tragic milestone' of four million COVID-19 deaths: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], July 8 (ANI): The world passed the "tragic milestone" of four million recorded COVID-19 deaths, said World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that the world is at a perilous point in this pandemic.
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Lifting COVID-19 restrictions too quickly can be disastrous for those not
Updated : 4 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Swizerland], June 7 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said with the increased global transmission of variants of concern including the Delta variant, lifting restrictions too quickly could be disastrous for those who are not
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World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Paris [France], May 18 (ANI): Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said that the world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'.
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US Trade Representative Tai meets WHO chief, discusses vaccine production,
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 15 (ANI): US trade Representative Katherine Tai on Friday virtually met World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to discuss increasing vaccine production and the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver on
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US calls on WHO to invite Taiwan as observer during upcoming annual meetin
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], May 7 (ANI): The United States on Friday called upon the World Health organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to invite Taiwan to participate as an observer at the upcoming annual meeting of World Health Assembly, saying there is "no reasonable justification
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