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WHO says global COVID-19 cases, deaths on rise for first time in two month
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 28 (ANI/Sputnik): New COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide are rising again for the first time in two months on account of renewed spread in Europe, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday.
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Nirvana Being launches Airific Car Cabin Filter- Solution for Pollution
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India] October 28(ANI/ PR Newswire): The onset of winters brings farm fires with it, massively impacting the nation's capital and bringing its air quality index down and increasing the pollution up to 20 times higher than the safe threshold levels defined by the World Health Organ
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Additional clarifications needed for Emergency Use Listing of COVAXIN, ass
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 27 (ANI): The World Health Organisation (WHO) has said that additional clarifications from manufacturer are needed to conduct a final Emergency Use Listing (EUL) risk-benefit assessment for global use of India-made COVAXIN.
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US to put Sputnik V, other Vaccines on 'green' travel list after WHO autho
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The United States will add foreign COVID-19 vaccines, including Russia's Sputnik V, to its list of accepted shots upon authorization by the World Health Organization (WHO), the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Travelers' Health Branch Chief Cindy F
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Approval for Covaxin on basis of WHO meeting today: Mansukh Mandaviya
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 26 (ANI): Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday said that approval for Hyderabad-based Bharat Biotech's COVID-19 vaccine Covaxin will be given on the basis of the meeting which will be convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
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Pandemic Will End When World Chooses to End It, says WHO Chief
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], October 25 (ANI/Sputnik): The coronavirus pandemic will come to an end when all the countries start using the available health tools effectively, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says.
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WHO urges vaccination for health workers as over 115,000 have died
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 22 (ANI/Xinhua): The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged countries to prioritize vaccination for health workers in the light of its new paper estimating that 115,000 died from coronavirus between January 2020 and May 2021.
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100 cr vaccination mark: WHO chief congratulates PM Modi, scientists, heal
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Geneva [Switzerland], October 21 (ANI): As India's COVID-19 vaccination drive achieved another milestone with a cumulative administration of over 100 crore vaccine doses on Thursday, World Health Organization Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus congratulated Prime Minister Nare
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WHO regional director congratulates India for administering over 1 billion
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New Delhi [India], October 21 (ANI): Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director of World Health Organization South-East Asia on Thursday congratulated India for administering one billion COVID-19 vaccine doses in the country.
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WHO confirms consideration of Sputnik V entering final stage: RDIF
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Moscow [Russia], October 21 (ANI/Sputnik): The World Health Organization (WHO) has confirmed that the preliminary assessment of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was in the final stages, a team of inspectors will soon visit Russia, the Russian Direct Investment Fund said on Wednesday.
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Union health minister speaks with WHO chief, discusses pandemic management
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], October 19 (ANI): Union health minister Mansukh Mandaviya on Tuesday held a telephonic conversation with World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus and discussed various issues related to health, including pandemic management and WHO reforms.
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US to allow entry to those fully vaccinated with WHO, FDA-approved shots
Updated : 4 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington [US], October 16 (ANI): The United States will allow entry only to those foreign nationals who have been fully immunised with a coronavirus vaccine that has been approved either by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or the World Health Organization (WHO), the State Department
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