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Sanofi to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine across 50 countri
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Paris [France], April 10 (ANI): French pharma major Sanofi said on Friday it has decided to donate 100 million doses of hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malaria drug which could be a potential weapon against novel coronavirus, across 50 countries.
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Trump attacks WHO over criticism of US approach to COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 9 (ANI): US President Donald Trump on Wednesday (local time) stepped up attack on World Health Organisation while referring to the January 14 tweet made by the UN Health Body which claimed that there was no human-to-human transmission.
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'Don't politicize this virus': Tedros defends WHO's handling of coronaviru
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 9 (ANI): World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday (local time) defended the organisation's handling and response to the coronavirus pandemic, a day after UN health body came under stinging criticism from US President
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Donald Trump tears into 'China-centric' WHO, considers withholding US fund
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 8 (ANI): President Donald Trump on Tuesday lashed out at the World Health organisation accusing it for being "China centric" and said he is considering a "very powerful hold" on funding to the global health body, which is leading the world's response to the coron
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Trump dubs WHO as China centric, accuses it of giving faulty advice
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [US], April 7 (ANI): Dubbing the World Health Organisation (WHO) as being "very China-centric," US President Donald Trump has accused the global agency of giving "faulty" advice during the early-stage of coronavirus outbreak.
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Bosch develops rapid test to combat coronavirus infections
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Stuttgart [Germany], April 7 (ANI): German engineering and technology company Bosch has said its rapid test can detect a SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infection in patients within two-and-a-half hours.
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Taiwan warned, WHO ignored and Covid-19 became pandemic
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington [US], Apr 06 (ANI): The coronavirus, which originated in China, could have been stopped from turning into a pandemic if the World Health Organisation paid heed to Taiwan's early warnings regarding the human to human transmission of the virus.
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WHO praises India's response to ward off COVID-19, say $22.6 bn stimulus p
Updated : 6 years, 2 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 2 (ANI): Praising India's efforts in combating Covid-19, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday, said that the country's USD 22.6 billion economic stimulus plan will benefit millions of poor who have been affected by 21-day countrywide lockdown to curb t
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COVID-19 myths busted
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 31 (ANI): As the country battles the spread of COVID-19, a lot of misinformation related to the virus has been floating on social media.
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Essential health services must not stop even amidst COVID-19 crisis: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Mar 30 (ANI): Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO) TA Ghebreyesus on Monday said that even though the world is in the midst of coronavirus crisis, other essential health facilities should continue.
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Intas contributes for the global trials against COVID-19
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) [India], Mar 30 (ANI/ PRNewswire): Intas Pharmaceuticals Ltd., the largest supplier by volume of generic medicines to the UK NHS, is collaborating on a World Health Organisation endorsed study into the prevention of COVID-19 infection using hydroxychloroquine, a drug t
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Combating COVID-19: India likely to join WHO's 'solidarity trial'
Updated : 6 years, 3 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Mar 27 (ANI): India is likely to participate in the World Health Organisation's (WHO) 'solidarity trial' for a potential treatment for COVID-19.
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