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Deaths due to malnutrition highest among children in Pakistan: report
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 30 (ANI): Unhygienic atmosphere and lack of family planning are attributed to malnutrition and early death among children in Pakistan.
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COVID-19: Afghanistan asks WHO for Omicron testing kits
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Kabul [Afghanistan], December 30 (ANI): Amid the rapid spread of the Omicron variant, the Taliban led government has asked the World Health Organization (WHO) to provide the Omicron's testing kits for Afghanistan.
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Omicron risk remains 'very high', says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 29 (ANI): The overall risk related to the new variant of concern Omicron remains "very high", the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday as the world continues to witness the surge in global COVID-19 cases.
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Take all measures to prevent further spread of Omicron, cautions WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): With seven countries in South-East Asia Region confirming cases of the new COVID-19 variant Omicron, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday emphasized on urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread.
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Omicron cases doubling at least every 3 days, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 18 (ANI): Amid the unabated spread of the Omicron cases around the world, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said infection numbers of the new variant is doubling at least every 3 days.
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WHO stresses to take all measures to prevent further spread of Omicron
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], December 18 (ANI): As the world witnesses the new coronavirus variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday emphasized an urgent scale-up of public health and social measures to curtail its further spread.
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WHO approves emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine Covovax
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 17 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had approved the Covovax coronavirus vaccine, which is manufactured by the Serum Institute of India under license from US company Novavax, for emergency use.
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WHO chief raises concern over low COVID-19 vaccination rate in Africa
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 16 (ANI): Amid the spread of new COVID-19 variant Omicron, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday raised concern over the low vaccination rate in Africa.
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How China uses the UN and WHO for its own odious ends
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Beijing [China], December 15 (ANI): China uses multilateral organizations such as the United Nations and World Health Organizations to suit its nefarious ends and one unforeseen consequence of the pandemic was seeing the World Health Organization perform like China's puppet, points out a rep
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EU facing another Christmas in pandemic mode: EU chief as Omicron variant
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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Omicron likely present in most countries, says WHO
Updated : 4 years, 6 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], December 14 (ANI): The World Health Organization on Tuesday said that the new COVID-19 variant Omicron has been detected in over 70 countries and it was likely already present in most countries in the world.
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WHO expects increase in number of deaths, hospitalisations from COVID vari
Updated : 4 years, 6 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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