Some experts predict various treatments eventually will be used in combination to fight the coronavirus
28 Oct 2021 12:30 PM
Delta has now been detected in 132 countries and is more transmissible than earlier versions of the virus
31 Jul 2021 12:19 PM
Cases rose 10 per cent last week to nearly 3 million, with the highest numbers recorded in Brazil, India, Indonesia and Britain
15 Jul 2021 10:12 AM
Swaminathan said WHO is reviewing Covaxin as its manufacturer Bharat Biotech is now uploading its entire data on the health body's portal
10 Jul 2021 5:01 PM
The world needs a global vaccine plan to at least double the production of vaccines and ensure equitable distribution
08 Jul 2021 12:00 PM
Around the world, coronvirus variants have generically been referred to by doctors, health experts on the basis of where the are identified
22 May 2021 12:04 PM
India has so far reported over 1,26,86,049 COVID-19 cases. The death toll in the country has gone up to 1,65,547
06 Apr 2021 1:35 PM
‘But when the next pandemic comes, the world must be ready – more ready than it was this time,’ Ghebreyesus told a news briefing in Geneva
09 Sep 2020 10:54 AM
Western Europe has been enduring the kind of infection levels not seen in many months, particularly in Germany, France, Spain and Italy
22 Aug 2020 3:27 PM
South Africa, at present, has the world's fifth largest virus caseload with over 5,79,000 confirmed cases and more than 11,000 deaths
16 Aug 2020 12:35 PM
China had said they found traces of coronavirus in imported frozen meat from Brazil and on outer packaging of frozen Ecuadorian shrimp
14 Aug 2020 10:26 AM
Washington had broken off official ties with Taiwan in 1979 in favour of Beijing
10 Aug 2020 11:30 AM
The agency also said the effects of the pandemic 'will be felt for decades to come' in an emergency WHO committee reviewing the pandemic
02 Aug 2020 12:25 PM
Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms of deaths
25 Jul 2020 10:22 AM
The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased toward China
10 Jul 2020 2:47 PM
According to a recent study, the device killed 99.8 per cent of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in a single pass through its filter
08 Jul 2020 2:44 PM
Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, says he would reverse the decision on his first day in office if elected
08 Jul 2020 9:44 AM
The change in the WHO’s assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1 metre of physical distancing
08 Jul 2020 9:00 AM
Scientists say there is evidence that coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise its pandemic guideline
06 Jul 2020 12:36 PM
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another unfortunate milestone in the spread of the disease
05 Jul 2020 10:42 AM