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COVAX calls for equal recognition of COVID-19 vaccines
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
New York [US], July 2 (ANI): COVAX, the global alliance for vaccine distribution, on Thursday urged governments around the world to recognize as fully vaccinated all people who have received COVID-19 vaccines that have been deemed safe and effective by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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COVID-19 cases in Europe rises again after 2 months of decline: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Copenhagen [Denmark], July 1 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday said COVID-19 cases were on the rise again in Europe after two months of decline and warned a new wave would come "unless we remain disciplined."
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Delta Plus strain calls for urgent measures, including vaccination: WHO re
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 27 (ANI/Sputnik): Vaccination and safety measures such as wearing face masks are essential when it comes to fighting the Delta Plus coronavirus variant, World Health Organization (WHO) representative to Russia Melita Vujnovic said.
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Africa struggling with 3rd wave of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Africa is in the midst of a third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases surge weekly and are on course to overtake the second wave at its peak if the trend continues, the World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Thursday.
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Mamata Banerjee urges PM Modi's intervention for early approval for Covaxi
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Kolkata (West Bengal) [India], June 24 (ANI): West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday urged Prime Minister Modi for his intervention in order to receive early approval for indigenous COVID-19 vaccine, 'Covaxin' from the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO raises concerns over Sputnik V manufacturing plant, company says all i
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], June 24 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has raised concerns over a manufacturing plant responsible for filling the vials with the Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine.
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British scientist from WHO team in China's Wuhan recused from UN-backed co
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington [US], June 24 (ANI): In a move that has thickened the plot surrounding the lab leak theory on COVID-19 origins, Dr Peter Daszak, the British member of the World Health Organization (WHO) mission in China's Wuhan, has been recused from the UN-backed Commission work on the origins o
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COVID-19: Quarantine exemption for travellers in S Korea only for those fu
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Seoul [South Korea], June 17 (ANI): The Embassy of the Republic of Korea in India on Thursday confirmed that under the new policy of the South Korean government, quarantine exemption for travellers from India and other countries will be applied for those vaccinated with World Health Organiza
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COVID-19: WHO urges countries to bridge 16 billion USD funding gap for ACT
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], June 15 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to close a funding gap of 16 billion US dollars for the Access to COVID-19 Tools (ACT) Accelerator project, which aims to accelerate the development, production, and equitable access to
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WHO's Covid-19 origin probe 'highly deficient', says Blinken
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization's first phase of study on the origins of COVID-19 pandemic is "highly deficient", said US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Sunday (local time) and added that leaders from the Group of Seven (G7) countries will insist China
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WHO chief asks China to cooperate with probe into origins of COVID-19
Updated : 4 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington DC [US], June 13 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Ghebreyesus has called on China to cooperate with the ongoing investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 amid renewed call to further probe the virus.
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France to work with WHO, WTO to ensure intellectual property never becomes
Updated : 4 years, 12 months ago IST
Paris [France], June 11 (ANI): French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday said that Paris will work with the World Health Organization (WHO) and the World Trade Organization (WTO) to ensure that intellectual property never becomes an obstacle to accessing COVID-19 vaccines
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