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With 828 tests/day per million population, India exceeds WHO advisory on C
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 5 (ANI): India has exceeded the 140 tests per day for per million population, as advised by the World Health Organization (WHO) for comprehensive surveillance, of COVID-19 by nearly six times, said the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW) on Monday.
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WHO Africa to look into dozens of COVID-19 herbal remedies to be tested in
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The African Regional Expert Committee on Traditional Medicine for COVID-19 will gather soon to pick the most promising herbal medicine products against the disease, which under the newly adopted protocol put forth by the World Health Organizatio
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Don't just think about it.... Do it!!! And 'Do It For Your Heart!' Concept
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Surat (Gujarat) [India] October 1 (ANI/PNN): According to the World Health Organization, cardiovascular diseases are the number one cause of death globally, taking an estimated 17.9 million lives each year. Despite this alarming number, most people do little to keep a check on their heart
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WHO fears global COVID-19 toll underestimated
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], September 29 (ANI/Sputnik): Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health emergencies program, said on Monday that the current death toll from the coronavirus disease was likely underestimated.
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WHO reports highest weekly increment of nearly 2 million in COVID-19 cases
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 22 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has reported a record number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus registered across the world over the past week -- almost 2 million infections -- which marks the highest number in a single week so far.
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WHO panel on response to COVID-19 pandemic to begin work Tuesday: Tedross
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], September 07 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) review committee established to assess the performance of its International Health Regulations during the global coronavirus pandemic will begin its work on Tuesday, the health body's director-general, Ted
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Kerala performing well on all COVID-19 parameters as decided by WHO, ICMR,
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala) [India], September 5 (ANI): Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan on Saturday said that the State is doing well on all COVID parameters as decided by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) despite the rising number of ne
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COVID-19 vaccine distribution expected to start in Mid-2021: WHO Chief Sci
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], September 5 (ANI/Sputnik): The large-scale global distribution of vaccines against COVID-19 is not expected until mid-2021, the World Health Organization's (WHO) chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan told a press briefing on Friday.
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US announces next steps of its withdrawal from WHO-led Covid vaccine effor
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], September 4 (ANI): The US will not participate in the World Health Organization-led global effort to develop a coronavirus vaccine with the Trump administration on Thursday announcing next steps for its withdrawal from the multilateral body and the redirection of American
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Many countries interested to probe COVID-19 origins in China: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Many countries have expressed their interest in the opportunity to participate in the international mission to China aimed at investigating the origins of coronavirus, Michael Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) He
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COVID-19: WHO official says attempts to reach herd immunity naturally 'da
Updated : 5 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Attempts to reach herd immunity naturally would be dangerous and fraught with scores of deaths, while vaccination is a safer and more effective path, Maria van Kerkhove, the COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Th
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by over 2,86,000 to reach 21 mn
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], August 15 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 286,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,700 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organization's (WHO) data revealed on Friday.
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