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COVID-19 pandemic can end in 2022 if international community takes compreh
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 24 (ANI): The international community can put an end to the coronavirus pandemic in 2022 if it takes comprehensive measures, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday.
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WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) Guideline Development Group recommended the use of two arthritis drugs called baricitinib and interleukin-6 (IL-6) in combination with corticosteroids to treat patients with severe or critical COVID-19, on Friday.
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Take each COVID-19 positive case seriously: WHO urges strict implementatio
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 8 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Saturday urged strict implementation of COVID appropriate behaviour as coronavirus infections rose in most South-East Asian nations, with some seeing exponential rise.
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WHO still recommends 14-day quarantine for COVID-19 patients
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 5 (ANI/Xinhua): Although most people recover from COVID-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organization (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organization told a press briefing on Tuesday.
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COVID-19: Afghanistan asks WHO for Omicron testing kits
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30 (ANI): Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the Taliban led government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the Omicron's testing kits for Afghanistan.
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Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 29 (ANI): The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains "very high", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday as the world continues to witness the surge in global COVID-19 cases.
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Take all measures to prevent further spread of Omicron, cautions WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With seven countries in South-East Asia Region confirming cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday emphasized on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread.
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Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
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WHO approves emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had approved the Covovax coronavirus vaccine, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India under license from US company Novavax, for emergency use.
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How China uses the UN and WHO for its own odious ends
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China uses multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and World Health Organizations to suit its nefarious ends and one unforeseen consequence of the pandemic was seeing the World Health Organization perform like China's puppet, points out a rep
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Omicron likely present in most countries, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has been detected in over 70 countries and it was likely already present in most countries in the world.
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WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from COVID vari
Updated : 4 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities related to the new Omicron coronavirus strain, reported Sputnik.
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