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WHO says coronavirus poses 'grave threat' for the world
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 11 (ANI): The novel coronavirus outbreak poses a "very grave threat for the rest of the world," said Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in an appeal for sharing virus samples and speeding up research into drugs and v
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China coronavirus toll mounts to 908
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hubei [China], Feb 10 (ANI): The death toll in China's coronavirus outbreak on Monday mounted to 908, according to National Health Commission of the country.
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WHO sends expert mission to China amid coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 10 (ANI): Amid coronavirus outbreak, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has sent an international expert mission led by Dr. Bruce Aylward to China on Monday.
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18,084 people screened for coronavirus at Mumbai international airport til
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], Feb 8 (ANI): Around 18,084 people have been screened at the Mumbai International Airport till February 8 and 35 of them had symptoms similar to Coronavirus, officials said.
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WHO needs USD 61.5 mn to respond to coronavirus outbreak
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], Feb 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Tuesday that it needed USD 61.5 million to address the near-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak in China.
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Philippines reports first death from coronavirus outside China
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Manila [Philippines], Feb 2 (ANI): A 44-year-old Chinese man who was diagnosed with the new strain of coronavirus last month in the Philippines, died in the country on Saturday, the World Health Organisation Philippines said on Sunday.
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US reports 8 coronavirus cases
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Massachusetts [USA], Feb 02 (ANI): The United States on Saturday (local time) reported eight case of coronavirus after a youth returning from the Chinese city of Wuhan tested positive for the deadly virus.
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Coronavirus death toll mounts to 304 in China
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Hubei [China], Feb 02 (ANI): The death toll from coronavirus on Sunday reached 304 following 45 new deaths in China's Hubei Province, NHK reported citing health authorities.
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WHO praised China's response to coronavirus outbreak: Envoy
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb 1 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised China's efficiency in detecting the coronavirus outbreak, isolating the virus and supporting other countries in combating the situation, Chinese Ambassador to India Sun Weidong said on Friday.
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WHO praised China's handling of coronavirus outbreak: Chinese Envoy
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan 31 (ANI): China's Ambassador to India, Sun Weidong, on Friday said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has praised China's efficiency in detecting the coronavirus outbreak, isolating the virus and supporting other countries in the situation.
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Facebook will remove content with misinformation about coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
California [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): When it comes to the spread of misinformation in a public emergency situation, social media takes the limelight for all the wrong reasons. With the World Health Organisation (WHO) declaring coronavirus a public health emergency, Facebook announced the steps
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Google launches SOS Alerts for coronavirus
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 31 (ANI): The Google search engine would now be directing the users searching coronavirus to systematically arranged results about safety tips, situation updates, and resources from the World Health Organisation.
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