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White House likely to make a WHO announcement next week: Trump
Updated : 6 years ago IST
Washington DC [USA], May 15 (ANI): US President Donald Trump said Thursday the White House will likely be making an announcement related to the World Health Organization (WHO) next week.
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UN chief says funding of WHO, humanitarians should not be cut amid COVID-1
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New York [USA], May 9 (Sputnik/ANI): The coronavirus pandemic requires an unprecedented global response, and reducing the funding of the World Health Organization (WHO), is untimely, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres told a Russian news agency.
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5 hospitals selected to conduct WHO's Solidarity COVID-19 clinical trial
Updated : 6 years ago IST
New Delhi [India], May 9 (ANI): At least five hospitals across the country have been selected to conduct the randomised controlled clinical trials under the umbrella of World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity trial to find an effective COVID-19 treatment.
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Risk of return to COVID-19 lockdowns real unless states lift restrictions
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Moscow [Russia], May 6 (Sputnik/ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that risk of returning to lockdowns amid the COVID-19 pandemic is real if countries do not lift restrictions carefully and gradually.
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Combating COVID-19: WHO to hold emergency committee meeting on Thursday
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 29 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) will convene an emergency meeting on coronavirus on Thursday, said its Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday.
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US Foreign Affairs Committee launches inquiry into Trump's decision to hal
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 28 (ANI): US House Committee on Foreign Affairs launched an inquiry into the Donald Trump administration's decision to halt funding to the World Health Organization (WHO), committee chairman Eliot Engel said on Monday.
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Centre taking various steps to ensure safety of sanitation workers: Delhi
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 27 (ANI): The Central government has told the Delhi High Court that it has taken various steps to ensure the safety of sanitation workers during the ongoing coronavirus crisis as per the guidelines issued by the World Health Organization (WHO).
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WHO chief calls on US to reconsider funding freeze
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 23 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Wednesday (local time) called on the United States to reconsider its decision to freeze funding to the organization, and hoped that the country will once again support WHO's work and
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Over 81,000 COVID-19 cases reported worldwide in last 24 hours: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], April 20 (ANI): A further 81,153 people have tested positive for the coronavirus disease over the preceding 24 hours, taking the overall number of cases confirmed since the start of the outbreak above 2.24 million, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Sunday
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COVID-19: Deepika Padukone, WHO director-general Tedros to discuss mental
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New Delhi [India], April 19 (ANI): Actor Deepika Padukone on Sunday announced of her teaming up with Dr Tedros, director-general of World Health Organization (WHO) and announced an Instagram live to discuss the importance of mental health during the coronavirus crises.
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COVID-19 death toll about 140,000: WHO
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
Geneva, [Switzerland], April 18 (Sputnik/ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said that 139,378 people had died of COVID-19 worldwide, while the total number of confirmed cases had reached 2.074 million.
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Combating COVID-19: Harsh Vardhan holds high-level meeting with WHO offici
Updated : 6 years, 1 month ago IST
New Delhi [India], April 15 (ANI): Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan on Wednesday held a high-level meeting through video conferencing with World Health Organization (WHO) officials on measures to combat COVID-19.
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