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Coronavirus can be controlled, WHO Chief says, pointing to decrease in num
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The global decrease in the number of new emerging cases of COVID-19 suggests that the virus can be controlled regardless of its mutations, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
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UK COVID-19 variant present in 82 countries, South African strain in 39: W
Updated : 5 years, 4 months ago IST
Geneva [Switzerland], February 2 (ANI/Sputnik): The UK COVID-19 variant has now spread to 82 countries and the South African strain to nearly 40, Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead of the World Health Organization (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, said on Monday.
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WHO delegation visits Wuhan market in hunt for coronavirus origin
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Wuhan [China], February 1 (ANI): Members of a World Health Organization (WHO) delegation investigating the origin of COVID-19 on Sunday visited a market in Wuhan, China where many of the first infections were reported in late 2019.
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HMD celebrating 1 year of the launch of high-quality, ready to use alcohol
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New Delhi [India], January 28 (ANI/BusinessWire India): HMD Healthcare Ltd. (Hindustan Syringes and Medical Devices), one of the leading manufacturers of healthcare and medical devices in the world, is celebrating the one-year of the successful launch of DispoCann Alcohol Swabs.
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Countries struggling with COVID-19 vaccine supply, distribution, says WHO
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Geneva [Switzerland] January 26 (ANI): All countries are having issues with the supply and distribution of vaccines against COVID-19, said Mike Ryan, the executive director of the World Health Organization's Health Emergencies Programme, on Monday.
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WHO expert says no need to prioritise vaccination of Tokyo Olympics partic
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 26 (ANI/Sputnik): The executive director of the World Health Organization's (WHO) Health Emergencies Programme, Mike Ryan, has said that there was no need to prioritize the vaccination of the athletes participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo planned for Ju
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Iran to receive first shipment of COVID-19 vaccines from COVAX soon
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Tehran [Iran], January 25 (ANI/Sputnik): Iran is soon expected to receive its first batch of foreign vaccines against the coronavirus from the World Health Organization-led COVID-19 vaccine procurement and distribution initiative, the COVAX Facility, the state-run IRNA news agency reported o
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WHO inks deal for delivery of Pfizer-BioNTech vaccines in poor countries
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday announced that it had reached an agreement with Pfizer/BioNTech for 40 million doses of their COVID-19 vaccine delivering to poor countries under its COVAX initiative next month.
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WHO chief lauds India, PM Modi for support to global COVID-19 response
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 23 (ANI): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Saturday expressed gratitude to India and Prime Minister Narendra Modi for continued support to the global COVID-19 response against the pandemic.
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Right To Protein Initiative, in Association With Poultry Federation of Ind
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Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], January 21(ANI/BusinessWire India): Amidst mounting concerns over the human transmission of Avian Influenza in India, the Right To Protein Initiative today released guidelines to raise awareness on safe consumption of poultry and help consumers mitigate the risk
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WHO chief thanks Biden for membership U-turn, US joining ACT Accelerator,
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Geneva [Switzerland], January 21 (ANI/Sputnik): World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday thanked new US President Joe Biden for honouring his pledge to U-turn on its membership status and join the organization's vaccine access initiatives.
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Denmark mulls Taiwan's WHO return despite opposition from China
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Taipei [Taiwan], January 20 (ANI): Denmark's parliament is reportedly considering a resolution to support Taiwan's bid to return to the World Health Organization (WHO), despite opposition from China, according to Danish media and Taiwan's representative office.
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