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ICMR fast-tracks roll out of global COVID-19 'Solidarity' trial
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 14 (ANI): The Indian Council for Medical Research (ICMR) has fast-tracked the roll out of the global 'Solidarity' trial launched by the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help in finding an effective treatment for COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Cipla enters into licensing pact with Gilead to manufacture and
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], May 13 (ANI): Pharmaceutical major Cipla said on Wednesday it has signed a non-exclusive licensing agreement with Gilead Sciences Inc for manufacturing and distributing investigational medicine Remdesivir which has been issued an emergency use authorisation by t
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ICMR begins community based sero-survey to estimate prevalence of SARS-CoV
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 12 (ANI): The Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) on Tuesday announced that it is conducting a community based sero-survey to estimate the prevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Indian population.
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Coronavirus: How 'circuit breaker' Singapore searches for treatment, vacci
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Singapore, May 11 (ANI): It has been about two months since the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared Covid-19 a global pandemic on March 11.
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7-member team sent to Odisha's Ganjam for strengthening containment, medic
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Bhubaneswar (Odisha) [India], May 9 (ANI): A seven-member team, led by Director Health Services, with representatives from World Health Organisation (WHO) and Regional Medical Research Centre (RMRC), is being sent to Ganjam district for strengthening containment, surveillance and medical res
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Meg Lanning provides virtual batting class for Ireland women's squad
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Dublin [Ireland], May 9 (ANI): Australia's World Cup-winning skipper Meg Lanning recently made use of the lockdown period to provide a virtual batting class to the Ireland women's team.
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China's threats to economic collusion over Aussies' demand for pandemic in
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 7 (ANI): Australia's demands for an investigation into the origins of coronavirus as well as a review of the World Health Organisation (WHO) has drawn daggers between Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Chinese President Xi Jinping, raising threats to further squeeze the
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Combating COVID-19: WHO to hold emergency committee meeting on Thursday
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) will convene an emergency meeting on coronavirus on Thursday, said its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday.
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4,982 more global deaths due to COVID-19, toll nears 200,000: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (Sputnik/ANI): The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has increased over the past 24 hours by nearly 5,000 to top 198,000, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.
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WHO chief urges Europe to ease COVID-19 containment measures with caution
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The European countries must find, isolate, test and treat all cases of COVID-19 while easing their containment measures, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday (local time).
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Focus on health emergencies like malaria, polio along with COVID-19: WHO c
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 27 (ANI): Despite the severe strain on public health systems due to COVID-19 pandemic, countries around the world must also focus on other health emergencies like malaria or polio, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Sunday (local time).
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WHO launches 'landmark' collaboration to develop COVID-19 drug, vaccine
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 24 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday launched a 'landmark' international collaboration to accelerate the development of a vaccine for COVID-19, said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
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