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COVID-19 global tally tops 6.4 million, death toll surpasses 380,000: WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 5 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has risen by nearly 130,000 in the past 24 hours to 6.4 million, and the death toll has topped 380,000, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.
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Global COVID-19 tally tops 6.2 million, death toll surpasses 379,000: WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 4 (ANI): With more than 93,000 coronavirus cases reported globally over the past 24 hours, the worldwide count of the novel coronavirus reached over 6.2 million cases, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily situation report.
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WHO says global coronavirus tally nears 6.2 million
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 3 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that 6,194,533 people have been infected with the new coronavirus globally.
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No evidence COVID-19 changed in terms of transmissibility, severity of Ill
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Geneva [Switzerland], June 2 (Sputnik/ANI): There is no evidence that the novel coronavirus has changed both in terms of the transmissibility and the severity of the disease, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 technical lead at the World Health Organization (WHO), told on Monday in a virtual brief
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Coronavirus global death toll surpasses 349,000, case count nears 5.5 mill
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen over the past 24 hours by 5,581 to 349,095, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its daily situation report.
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FIFA, WHO launch #SafeHome campaign to help domestic violence victims amid
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Zurich [Switzerland], May 28 (ANI): FIFA, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the European Commission have joined forces to launch the #SafeHome campaign to support women and children at risk of domestic violence.
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WHO warns of 'second peak' in areas where COVID-19 declining
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 26 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that countries seeing a decline in COVID-19 infections could still face an "immediate second peak" if they let up too soon on measures to halt the outbreak.
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China runs roughshod in South China Sea
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Hong Kong, May 21 (ANI): As dozens of nations have united to request a World Health Organization (WHO) international investigation into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic, something that will stick in the proud gullet of China, Beijing continues to throw its weight around elsewhere. One pl
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Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan set to take charge as WHO Executive Bo
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New Delhi [India], May 20 (ANI): Union Health Minister Dr Harsh Vardhan is set to take charge as the chairman of the World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board on May 22, sources said on Tuesday.
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European Union backs WHO after Trump's new threat over funding
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Brussels [Belgium], May 19 (ANI): The European Union (EU) has come out in support of the World Health Organization (WHO) after US President Donald Trump threatened to permanently suspend funding to the agency.
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White House says China's 'token' USD 2 billion payment to WHO meant as dis
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Washington D.C. [US], May 19 (Sputnik/ANI): The US government sees China's newly announced payment to the World Health Organization (WHO) as an attempt to distract from Beijing's failure in handling the COVID-19 outbreak, White House National Security Council spokesman John Ullyot said in a
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WHO and IOC team up to improve health through sport
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Geneva [Switzerland], May 17 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) on Saturday signed an agreement to work together to promote health through sport and physical activity.
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