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Delta variant is dangerous and is continuing to evolve and mutate: WHO chief
Delta variant is expected to rapidly outcompete other variants and become the dominant variant over the coming months
03 Jul 2021 11:07 AM
COVID-19 Delta variant detected in 96 countries, says WHO
Hospitalization rate for patients infected with the Delta variant was 85 per cent higher than for those infected with the Alpha variant
01 Jul 2021 9:53 AM
Delta the 'most transmissible' of variants identified so far, spreading rapidly among unvaccinated populations: WHO chief
Delta, now reported in 85 countries globally, continues to be reported in new countries across all WHO Regions
26 Jun 2021 11:45 AM
Daily Covid-19 cases slip to 1.28 lakh, fatalites also drop
ICMR director general Dr Balram Bhargaw, warned states and UTs from rushing to open up restrictions saying unlocking has to be gradual
02 Jun 2021 10:43 AM
Mohan Guruswamy | Tobacco India’s top health crisis: Act now, or just go up in smoke!
It is not that the incidence of smoking is low in India if we take into consideration the widespread bidi habit
31 May 2021 7:39 AM
WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as variant of global concern
'There is need for more information on the epidemiologic studies that are underway, the studies that are evaluating neutralization severity'
11 May 2021 12:50 PM
US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout
However, US will continue to participate in select WHO technical and policy meetings that have a direct bearing on the country
03 Sep 2020 1:00 PM
US will not join global effort to find and distribute COVID-19 vaccine
The decision to go it alone follows the White House’s decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO
02 Sep 2020 10:29 AM
COVID-19: Washington Post praises Mumbai's Dharavi efforts
The American daily newspaper appreciated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for the way Dharavi has beaten back the virus against all odds
02 Aug 2020 10:54 AM
South Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass half a million
Confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa as a whole approached a million
02 Aug 2020 8:54 AM
Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO
The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is spreading
27 Jul 2020 8:20 PM
WHO says it was alerted about virus by its own office in China, not the government
The UN health body has been accused by US President Trump of being complacent towards China, which it denies
04 Jul 2020 9:01 AM
Cloth masks effective only with distancing, says WHO
The use of cloth masks should always be accompanied by frequent hand hygiene and physical distancing
08 Jun 2020 2:17 AM
US to cut all ties with World Health Organization over virus
Trump accuse Chinese officials ignored their reporting obligations to the WHO and pressured the agency to “mislead the world”
30 May 2020 9:08 AM
Sunanda K. Datta-Ray: Global role eludes India
This could be India’s chance of helping to shape a new world order and for Mr Modi to seize the spotlight that was once Jawaharlal Nehru’s
20 May 2020 7:06 PM
Just don't want to talk to Xi Jinping right now: Trump
The US’s criticism on how Chinese leadership handled the coronavirus outbreak has led to a spat between both the countries
16 May 2020 12:51 PM
Yemen's fragile health sector struggles to keep virus spread in check
WHO says its models suggest that half of Yemen’s population of 30 million could be infected and more than 40,000 could die
16 May 2020 12:31 PM
Burundi kicks out WHO officials as they raise concern over mass political rallies
Burundi has 27 confirmed cases of the coronavirus, but some have raised concerns that more cases exist
14 May 2020 3:02 PM
What happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?
The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus pandemic
06 May 2020 2:32 PM
WHO: Pompeo's statement about coronavirus emerging from Wuhan lab 'speculative'
Pompeo Sunday said there was “a significant amount of evidence” that the virus emerged from a Wuhan lab.
05 May 2020 12:11 PM
Columns
Return to office, not WFH, to save lives: Jayesh Ranjan
Karnataka strongman and BJP leader B.S. Yediyurappa stepped down on Monday evening as the state’s chief minister after much melodrama
The move surprised many since it is widely believed that Sushil Kumar is a trusted officer of the ED chief
The government is run like a kingdom and the elected leader does not need to respond to questions or hold press conferences