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WHO names Monkeypox as clades I, IIa & IIb to avoid causing any offenc
Updated : 3 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], August 13 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has announced new names for variants of the monkeypox virus that are currently in circulation. This is to avoid causing any cultural or social offence, the WHO said in a statement.
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WHO chief advices reducing sex partners to limit exposure to monkeypox
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 28 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday advised men to consider reducing their sexual partners for a moment after the UN health agency declared the growing monkeypox outbreak among men who have sex with
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ICMR floats tender to develop monkeypox vaccine
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 28 (ANI): Days after monkeypox cases were reported from parts of India, the Central Government has invited Expression of Interest (EOI) in developing a vaccine against monkeypox virus.
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Monkeypox hits Europe, Americas hardest: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], July 28 (ANI/Xinhua): Europe and the Americas have been affected the most by the monkeypox outbreak, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told journalists here on Wednesday.
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Monkeypox infectivity less, but can be fatal for children: Expert
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], July 15 (ANI): After India reported its first case of monkeypox, experts from the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) on Friday said the infectivity of the viral disease is less but it can be fatal for children.
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COVID-19 cases on rise in 110 countries: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 30 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said that the COVID-19 pandemic is changing but it is not over and warned that the cases are rising in 110 nations.
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Emergency nature of monkeypox requires intense response efforts, says WHO
Updated : 3 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 29 (ANI): The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday said that though Monkeypox presently does not amount to a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, the emergency nature of the event requires intense response efforts.
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Countries should take right measures to contain Monkeypox: WHO
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The World Health Organisation on Friday said that countries should take the right measures to contain Monkeypox cases easily and also share data about their vaccine stockpiles.
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Monkeypox cases rise to 200 globally, WHO urges countries to increase surv
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 27 (ANI): World Health Organisation said on Friday that Monkeypox cases have risen across the world taking the total number of infections to 200 and cases have been reported across 20 countries.
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No need to panic, says expert amid monkeypox spurt abroad
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Pune (Maharashtra) [India], May 21 (ANI): In wake of a spurt in monkeypox cases in some foreign countries, a health expert on Saturday insisted on observing the evolution of the disease while also advising not to panic.
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'More monkeypox cases likely': WHO confirms 80 cases in 11 countries
Updated : 3 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], May 21 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed 80 cases of monkeypox in 11 countries and said they are working to better understand the extent and cause of the outbreak.
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