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US backs out from global effort to develop, distribute COVID-19 vaccine
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 2 (ANI): The United States has said it will not join a global effort led by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to develop, manufacture and distribute a vaccine to cure coronavirus.
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Let's End Hepatitis: A great initiative
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 31 (ANI/Mediawire): The Times of India, in association with Dr Reddy's Laboratories, has launched 'Let's End Hepatitis' campaign to raise awareness about the disease.
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Many States, UTs exceed 140 tests/day/million population
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 30 (ANI): As India rides the wave of an upsurge in testing, many States/Union Territories (UT) have exceeded 140 tests per day per million population as advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and several have demonstrated better performance with Positivity Rate
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Many countries interested to probe COVID-19 origins in China: WHO
Updated : 5 years, 10 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, 10 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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Europe may face spike in hospitalisations, mortality during winter due to
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 27 (ANI/Sputnik): WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Henri Kluge on Thursday warned of a possible uptick in hospitalisations and mortality rates in the region during the winter, given the situation with COVID-19 and other common circumstances during this time.
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WHO lacks resources to fight COVID-19 in Africa
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organisation (WHO) does not have enough resources to support African nations in their fight against the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Regional Director for Africa Dr Matshidiso Rebecca Moeti said on Tuesday.
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Travellers face risk of penalties for refusing to wear face covering
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 25 (ANI): The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has appealed to all travellers to wear face covering during travel journey for the safety of all passengers and crew during COVID-19.
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India conducts over 3.6 crore COVID19 tests, Tests Per Million (TPM) rises
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Aug 24 (ANI): In the fight against COVID-19, India has conducted nearly 3.6 crore tests to diagnose coronavirus disease, the nation has also seen a rise in the tests per million per day as advised by the World Health Organisation (WHO) i.e. TPM has currently increased to 2
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COVID-19 lockdown in New Zealand's largest city to continue for few more d
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Wellington [New Zealand], August 24 (ANI/Xinhua): The COVID-19 restrictions in New Zealand's largest city, Auckland, will continue at the current Alert Level 3 until Sunday night, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced on Monday.
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Massive pool party in China amid COVID-19 pandemic
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Beijing [China], Aug 21 (ANI): Even though the World Health Organisation continues to issue warning against mass gatherings, China, where the COVID-19 had originated, turned a blind eye against these advisories and allowed large-scale pool parties attracting huge backlash from all over the w
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Global COVID-19 tally rises by over 263,000 in past day to over 22.2 milli
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Aug 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The number of COVID-19 cases globally has grown by more than 263,000 in the past 24 hours, while over 6,500 patients have died in the same period of time, the World Health Organisation's (WHO) data revealed on late Thursday.
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