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WHO in touch with Denmark over mutated strain of COVID-19 detected in mink
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], November 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is in touch with the Danish authorities to find out more about a new mutated version of the coronavirus detected in minks that can be transmitted to humans, a WHO spokesperson said in a statement obtained by
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WHO expert says agency had no COVID-19 clusters on premises
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has registered no cases of coronavirus transmissions on the premises, the technical lead on COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said on Monday after the director-general had gone into self-quarantine.
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WHO director general self-isolates after coming in contact with COVID-19 i
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 2 (ANI): Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Sunday announced his self-isolation after coming into contact with a person infected with the coronavirus.
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WHO closely following situation in Greece, Turkey after deadly earthquake
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 31 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) is closely monitoring the situation in Greece and Turkey, where powerful quakes struck earlier in the day, and stands ready to provide assistance, if necessary, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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WHO warns global COVID-19 situation will be critical in next few months
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 23 (ANI/Sputnik): Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned on Friday that the global epidemiological situation would be critical in the coming months.
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WHO to soon issue guidelines on use of emergency drug Remdesivir
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 17 (ANI): The World Health Organization is set to issue policy guidelines in several weeks on the use of the antiviral drug Remdesivir, which has been given in emergency use to treat COVID-19 in several countries.
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Vaccines against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 17 (ANI/Sputnik): Ekaterina Ivanova - Any safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually, unlike vaccines for influenza, Dr. Richard Mihigo, the program area manager for immunization and vaccine development at the World Health Or
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Global tuberculosis progress mired by scarce funding, COVID-19: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 15 (ANI/Xinhua): Despite steady progress in tackling tuberculosis (TB) in recent years, global targets for prevention and treatment will likely be missed largely due to insufficient funding and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest report releas
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Important that Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine cleared by WHO: UN
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], October 15 (ANI/Sputnik): Any vaccine for the coronavirus disease, including Russia's Sputnik-V vaccine, must be cleared by the World Health Organization, UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said in a press briefing on Wednesday.
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WHO expects to see COVID-19 vaccine by end of 2020 at earliest
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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WHO says each of last four days brought highest number of COVID-19 cases r
Updated : 5 years, 5 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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COVID-19 disrupted mental health services in most countries despite high d
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 5 (ANI/Sputnik): A survey by the World Health Organization (WHO) on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic shows that mental health services have been disrupted in 93 per cent of countries despite increased demands, Devora Kestel, the director of WHO's Department o
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