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Safety Paramount: WHO on Johnson & Johnson halting COVID-19 vaccine tr
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) believes that safety in research is crucial and is pleased to see developers acting by the rules, the WHO spokesperson told Sputnik regarding Johnson & Johnson suspending its vaccine trials.
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WHO expects to see COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020 at earliest
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 13 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a vaccine against the coronavirus disease will be ready for registration by the end of 2020 or early next year at the earliest, Soumya Swaminathan, the WHO chief scientist, said on Monday.
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UWW cancels 2020 Junior World Championship amid coronavirus pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Corsier-sur-Vevey [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI): Amid the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, the United World Wrestling (UWW) announced the cancellation of the 2020 Junior World Championship after its Executive Committee met on Monday.
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WHO says each of last four days brought highest number of COVID-19 cases r
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The COVID-19 cases have been increasing around the world, each of the last four days saw the highest number of new cases yet, Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday.
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Road accident in Switzerland leaves 14 people injured
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): Fourteen people sustained injuries in the Swiss city of Zurich as a result of a collision between a truck and a tram in the city's west, local police said on Monday.
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EU extends by one year sanctions for chemical weapons development, use
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 12 (ANI/Sputnik): The European Union will extend by October 16 in 2021, the sanctions on individuals and entities involved in the development and use of chemical weapons, the Council of the EU said on Monday.
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WHO reports record daily rise in coronavirus cases for third consecutive d
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 11 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases confirmed globally has been reaching daily record highs for three days in a row, according to data from the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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Protect mental health in workplace during Covid-19: ILO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 10 (ANI): Governments must continue to invest in social protection and take extra supportive measures to ensure the mental health of vulnerable disadvantaged groups, the International Labour Organisation (ILO) has said.
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Swiss hostage killed by terrorists in Mali - Foreign Ministry
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Zurich [Switzerland], October 10 (ANI/Sputnik): A Swiss female citizen, who had been a hostage of terrorists in Mali for four years, has been killed, the Swiss Foreign Ministry said.
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New research points to low risk for Covid-19 transmission inflight: IATA
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Oct 9 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has demonstrated the low incidence of inflight Covid-19 transmission with an updated tally of published cases.
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Xherdan Shaqiri to fly to Spain team after testing negative for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Bern [Switzerland], October 8 (ANI): Switzerland's Xherdan Shaqiri is all set to fly to Spain after testing negative for coronavirus, the Swiss Football Association (FA) said on Thursday.
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UNHCR chief tests positive for COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 7 (ANI): United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Filippo Grandi on Wednesday said he has tested positive for COVID-19.
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