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WHO says global COVID-19 cases, deaths on rise for first time in two month
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): New COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide are rising again for the first time in two months on account of renewed spread in Europe, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.
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WHO says decision on Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation expect
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) official Dr Margaret Harris has said that the decision on Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin's emergency use listing recommendation is expected within 24 hours.
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Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020: World Meteorological Organi
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 26 (ANI): The abundance of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the atmosphere once again reached a new record last year, with the annual rate of increase above the 2011-2020 average.
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Greenhouse gas levels hit record high in 2020 despite pandemic: WMO Report
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI): The UN weather agency on Monday said that the level of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in 2020 has reached a new record despite global lockdowns and a temporary suspension of economic activity due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Pandemic Will End When World Chooses to End It, says WHO Chief
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
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100 cr vaccination mark: WHO chief congratulates PM Modi, scientists, heal
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): As India's COVID-19 vaccination drive achieved another milestone with a cumulative administration of over 100 crore vaccine doses on Thursday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Nare
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WTO to conduct 8th trade policy review of China
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 19 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Trade Organization (WTO) will start the eighth trade policy review of China on Wednesday, the Ministry of Commerce said Tuesday.
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Expecting 'one' additional information on Covaxin, decision on emergency u
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 18 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO), which is reviewing the data provided by Bharat Biotech for Emergency Use Listing of COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin, said on Monday that it is "expecting one additional piece of information from the company today".
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WHO's advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to consider Covaxin's emergency usa
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): Dr Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist on Sunday informed that WHO's technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covax
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UNHCR calls on nations to expedite family reunification procedures for Afg
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 16 (ANI): Amid the worsening humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan, the UN refugee agency, UNHCR, on Friday, urged countries to step up reunification for Afghans whose families remain in the country or who are displaced across the region.
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WHO calls for global investment in hand hygiene in underdeveloped countrie
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Geneva, [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): A global investment of just USD 1 per person in hand hygiene annually could prevent thousands of deaths in the least developed countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.
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WHO: Mortality from COVID-19 around the world dropped to lowest level
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 14 (ANI/Novinite): The number of weekly coronavirus deaths worldwide continues to decline and is now at its lowest level in nearly a year.
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