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WHO lauds PM Modi for making COVID-19 response into a Jan Andolan
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Lauding the efforts by India in the fight against COVID-19, country representative of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Roderico Ofrin on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making it a Jan Andolan (people's movement).
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WHO hails Gujarat for responding to second wave of COVID-19
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): As Gujarat conducted the Intra-Action Review (IAR) in December 2020 for its COVID-19 preparedness and response, World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative to India, Dr Roderico Ofrin on Thursday lauded the efforts by the state government i
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Former Indian envoy slams WHO for investigating origins of COVID-19 after
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 11 (ANI): Former High Commissioner to Canada Vishnu Prakash on Thursday slammed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for investigating the origins of coronavirus in China after 14-15 months of the incident.
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UK variant of coronavirus strain detected in 86 countries: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington [US], February 10 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday (local time) announced that coronavirus variant B.1.1.7, which was first identified in the United Kingdom on September 20, has been reported in 86 countries.
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India has strongly raised wrong depiction of its map on WHO's website: MEA
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 4 (ANI): India has strongly raised the issue of the wrong depiction of the map of India on the World Health Organisation's (WHO) website, Minister of State for External Affairs, V Muraleedharan, informed Rajya Sabha, adding that the Indian government's position on
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Focus on health in budget testimony to India's commitment to fight COVID-1
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], February 1 (ANI): Asserting that focus on health in 2021-22 Budget is a testimony to "India's commitment" to fight COVID-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) South-East Asia Regional Director Poonam Khetrapal Singh on Monday lauded New Delhi for pro-actively handling pandem
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Biden halts US withdrawal from WHO
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], January 21 (ANI): Hours after being sworn in, President Joe Biden on Wednesday (local time) informed United Nations Director-General Antonio Guterres about the US' decision to re-join the World Health Organisation.
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China, WHO acted too slowly on COVID-19, says response panel
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): An independent panel has slammed China and the World Health Organisation (WHO) for "early shortcomings" in the initial response to the coronavirus pandemic.
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WHO chief warns against COVID-19 vaccine distribution, says 'world is on b
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 19 (ANI): As several countries have rolled out coronavirus vaccines, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has questioned the fairness in the distribution of the vaccines and said that the world is on the "brink of a catastr
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WHO not ruling out introduction of immunization passports for travel if si
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], January 16 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not rule out the introduction of immunisation passports for international travel if the situation with Covid-19 changes, Michael Ryan, director of the WHO health emergencies program, said on Friday.
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Two WHO scientists barred from entering China after testing positive for C
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Wuhan [China], January 14 (ANI): Two World Health Organisation (WHO) scientists en-route to China to investigate the origins of the pandemic are stuck in Singapore after testing positive for COVID-19 antibodies, the UN agency said on Thursday.
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10 WHO experts arrive at Wuhan to investigate COVID-19 origin
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], January 14 (ANI): A team of 10 World Health Organisation (WHO) experts arrived in Wuhan on Thursday to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, where it began a year ago.
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