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Record high of 284,196 COVID-19 cases push global count to over 15.2 milli
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 25 (Sputnik/ANI): The global cumulative coronavirus tally increased by a record high of 284,196 cases in the past 24 hours, taking the total count to over 15.2 million, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in its daily situation report on Friday.
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Pompeo's comments on WHO 'untrue', 'unacceptable': Tedros Ghebreyesus
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 24 (Sputnik/ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday commented on US Secretary of State Michael Pompeo's recent criticism of the organisation, calling it "untrue" and "unacceptable".
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WTO General Council grants Turkmenistan observer status
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (Sputnik/ANI): Turkmenistan was granted observer status by the World Trade Organisation (WTO) General Council on Wednesday.
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Switzerland expands COVID-19 quarantine list to 42 countries
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 22 (Sputnik/ANI): Switzerland is broadening its list of countries with a high risk of COVID-19 starting on Thursday, bringing the total number to 42, the country's health authority said on Wednesday.
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AEHRF 'deeply perturbed' by upward swing in racial discrimination, Xenopho
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 21 (ANI): Asian Eurasian Human Rights Forum (AEHRF), a Delhi-based NGO with ECOSOC status, has expressed dismay on the rising cases of racial discrimination and Xenophobia in some parts of the world.
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Establish inquiry commission to probe human rights violations in PoK: Acti
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 16 (ANI): Activist Sajjad Raja on Thursday urged the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to establish a Commission of Inquiry to investigate the human rights violations in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) and Gilgit-Baltistan and hold their perpetrators acco
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WHO, UNICEF alert of drop in vaccinations during coronavirus pandemic
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The world has seen a dramatic decline in the number of children vaccinated during the novel coronavirus pandemic and can experience a surge in preventable diseases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF
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Coronavirus crisis may get 'worse and worse and worse', warns WHO as globa
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 13 (ANI): As the total number of coronavirus cases worldwide touches 13 million, World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the situation will worsen if basic norms to avoid coronavirus are not followed.
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Global coronavirus cases rise by single-day record 2,30,370
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 13 (ANI): As many as 2,30,370 new coronavirus cases were reported in last 24-hours worldwide taking the total cases to 12.55 million, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Global COVID-19 case total rises by 219,983 to 12.3 million
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The global COVID-19 cases has risen above 12.3 million after 219,983 new positive tests were reported worldwide over the past 24 hours, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday.
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WHO believes 'unknown pneumonia' in Kazakhstan could be COVID-19
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday (local time) that the "unknown pneumonia" reported in Kazakhstan could be COVID-19, CGTN News reported.
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WHO praises efforts to contain COVID-19 in Dharavi
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Geneva [Switzerland], July 11 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) praised the efforts taken to contain the coronavirus in Mumbai's Dharavi while saying that only aggressive action combined with national unity and global solidarity can turn this pandemic around.
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