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World Health Organization says global coronavirus tally topped 7.2Mln
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 12 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 7,273,958, with over 413,000 having died from the disease.
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Coronavirus spread by people with no symptoms 'appears to be rare': WHO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 9 (ANI): The spread of COVID-19 by those who do not show symptoms of being infected by the contagion appears to be rare, Maria Van Kerkhove, the World Health Organization's technical lead for coronavirus response and head of the emerging diseases, said during a med
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Bolsonaro threatens to withdraw Brazil from WHO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Rio de Janeiro [Brazil], June 6 (ANI): Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro on Friday (local time) threatened to withdraw his country from the World Health Organization (WHO), Xinhua news agency reported.
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COVID-19 global tally tops 6.4 million, death toll surpasses 380,000: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has risen by nearly 130,000 in the past 24 hours to 6.4 million, and the death toll has topped 380,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Global COVID-19 tally tops 6.2 million, death toll surpasses 379,000: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 4 (ANI): With more than 93,000 coronavirus cases reported globally over the past 24 hours, the worldwide count of the novel coronavirus reached over 6.2 million cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily situation report.
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WHO says global coronavirus tally nears 6.2 million
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 3 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that 6,194,533 people have been infected with the new coronavirus globally.
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No evidence COVID-19 changed in terms of transmissibility, severity of Ill
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (Sputnik/ANI): There is no evidence that the novel coronavirus has changed both in terms of the transmissibility and the severity of the disease, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), told on Monday in a virtual brief
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Coronavirus global death toll surpasses 349,000, case count nears 5.5 mill
Updated : 5 years, 9 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen over the past 24 hours by 5,581 to 349,095, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily situation report.
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FIFA, WHO launch #SafeHome campaign to help domestic violence victims amid
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Zurich [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence.
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WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 26 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that countries seeing a decline in COVID-19 infections could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan set to take charge as WHO Executive Bo
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is set to take charge as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board on May 22, sources said on Tuesday.
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European Union backs WHO after Trump's new threat over funding
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], May 19 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has come out in support of the World Health Organization (WHO) after US President Donald Trump threatened to permanently suspend funding to the agency.
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