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WHO lacks resources to fight COVID-19 in Africa
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not have enough resources to support African nations in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti said on Tuesday.
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Travellers face risk of penalties for refusing to wear face covering
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appealed to all travellers to wear face covering during travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19.
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Put gender equality at the heart of post-Covid-19 economic recovery: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 22 (ANI): The coronavirus pandemic is disproportionately affecting women workers and governments should prioritise policies that offset the effects the crisis is having on their jobs, International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by over 263,000 in past day to over 22.2 milli
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) data revealed on late Thursday.
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by over 2,86,000 to reach 21 mn
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 286,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,700 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organization's (WHO) data revealed on Friday.
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Global coronavirus caseload rises by over 276,000 in last 24 hrs
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 14 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases globally has increased by more than 276,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,900 people have died in the same period of time due to the infection, according to the World Health Organization (WHO) data.
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Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 20 million: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 13 (Sputnik/ANI): Nearly 214,985 new coronavirus cases were reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, and the total tally reached 20.1 million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Wednesday.
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COVID-19 disrupts education of more than 70 pc of youth globally
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 12 (ANI): The COVID-19 crisis is having a devastating effect on the education and training of young people with more than 70 per cent of them who study or combine study with work adversely affected by the closing of schools, universities and training centres, accord
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WHO sends USD 1.7 million worth protective equipment to Lebanon
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 10 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has sent to Lebanon USD 1.7 million worth of protective equipment to help fight COVID-19, as well as humanitarian aid after the deadly explosion in Beirut, the body's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu
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UN experts write to China on Panchen Lama, reincarnation rules, ICT welcom
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 5 (ANI): Five UN human rights experts and expert bodies have raised concerns with the Chinese government about Tibet's "disappeared" Panchen Lama and Beijing's reincarnation rules, citing fears about Chinese interference in the succession of the Dalai Lama.
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No silver bullet for COVID-19 at present, there might never be: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 3 (ANI): A number of coronavirus vaccines are now in phase three of clinical trials but "there's no silver bullet at the moment and there might never be," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, World Health Organisation Director-General said on Monday.
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Recovery delayed as international travel remains locked down: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 29 (ANI): Global passenger traffic will not return to pre-COVID-19 levels until 2024, a year later than previously projected, the International Air Transport Association (IATA) has said.
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