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EU facing another Christmas in pandemic mode: EU chief as Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Brussels [Belgium], December 15 (ANI): Amid the sudden increase in COVID-19 cases due to the emergence of the Omicron variant, European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday said that the 27-nation bloc is facing another Christmas in pandemic mode.
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WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from COVID vari
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that it expects an increase in the number of hospitalisations and fatalities related to the new Omicron coronavirus strain, reported Sputnik.
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COVID-19 pandemic pushed over half a billion into extreme poverty: UN repo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
New York [US], December 13 (ANI): The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to halt two decades of global progress towards Universal Health Coverage, according to reports released on Sunday from the World Health Organization (WHO) and World Bank, which reveal more than half a billion people are being
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COVID 19 Omicron variant found in 63 countries, might surpass Delta in spr
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 13 (ANI): As per the World Health Organization (WHO), the new Omicron coronavirus strain found in 63 countries will surpass Delta in spreading speed.
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WHO says global inequities prevent elimination of HIV, Tuberculosis, Malar
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 9 (ANI/Sputnik): Economic and health inequalities remain a major obstacle toward achieving global and national targets in eliminating AIDS, tuberculosis and malaria, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a report released on Thursday.
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J-K LG directs health officials, advises people to be more proactive in vi
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], December 4 (ANI): In view of Omicron being declared as a 'Variant of Concern' by the World Health Organization (WHO), Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha on Saturday reviewed the COVID-19 situation in Jammu and Kashmir and discussed preventive measures to be
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Malaysia detects first case of Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kuala Lumpur [Malaysia], December 3 (ANI/Sputnik): The first case of the Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in Malaysia and found to have been brought in on November 19, days before South Africa reported the first case to the World Health Organization (WHO) on November 24, Malaysi
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Omicron cases found in South-East Asia region 'not unexpected' in view of
Updated : 2 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] December 2 (ANI): As the Union Health Ministry confirmed two COVID-19 cases of Omicron (B.1.1.529) in Karnataka on Thursday, World Health Organization (WHO) said that it was 'not unexpected' in South-East Asia Region while emphasising the need for all countries to step u
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'Toxic mix' of low Covid vaccination, testing rates recipe for amplifying
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI): Amid the spread of new coronavirus variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said the world has a "toxic mix" of low vaccine coverage and very low testing - a recipe for breeding and amplifying va
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Omicron coronavirus variant confirmed in 23 countries: WHO chief
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI): The new Omicron coronavirus variant has been confirmed in 23 countries and their number is expected to rise, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
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First meeting of WHO body to discuss new pandemics treaty to be held on Ma
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 1 (ANI/Sputnik): Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Tuesday that the first meeting of the organization's commission to discuss new treaty on the COVID-19 pandemic will take place on March 1, 2022, and its
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WHO urges countries to take 'rational' measures against Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], November 30 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for countries to keep calm and take "rational" measures in response to the new Covid variant Omicron.
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