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133rd Day Of Lockdown
World Health Organization
The effects of the pandemic will be felt for decades to come: WHO
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
Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike
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
WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation
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
We can now trap coronavirus in this 'catch and kill' air filter
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
US officially notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization
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
WHO acknowledges 'evidence’ of COVID-19 airborne spread
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
Can coronavirus spread through air? Hundreds of experts say yes
Scientists say there is evidence that coronavirus is airborne, ask WHO to revise its pandemic guideline
06 Jul 2020 12:36 PM
Record spike in daily global coronavirus cases, up more than 212,000
Global coronavirus cases exceeded 11 million on Friday, marking another unfortunate milestone in the spread of the disease
05 Jul 2020 10:42 AM
'No excuse' for countries that fail in contact tracing, says WHO chief Tedros
“Although many countries have made some progress, globally the pandemic is actually speeding up,” Tedros Adhanom said
30 Jun 2020 12:42 PM
‘Great news’: WHO responds to dexamethasone trial results
Researchers share initial results of the trial with WHO, “and we are looking forward to the full data analysis in the coming days,” it said
17 Jun 2020 12:23 PM
North and South America currently have 4 of the 10 worst hit countries in the world
The disease is 'highly active in Central and South America, says WHO's emergency expert, highlighting problems in Brazil and Mexico
13 Jun 2020 11:17 AM
WHO hopes to work with US on Ebola despite recent conflict
12 people had been infected with Ebola in the outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Monday
11 Jun 2020 2:59 PM
Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily infections
The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic
11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM
WHO calls for 'intermittent' lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges
Hospitals across Pakistan say they are at or near capacity, and some are turning COVID-19 patients away
10 Jun 2020 1:58 PM
Burundi: Officials say president died of heart attack, many suspect virus infection
Burundi’s government had downplayed the virus and held the election and large rallies while also firing their WHO representative
10 Jun 2020 9:52 AM
Bolsonaro threatens to pull Brazil from WHO over 'ideological bias'
WHO had earlier warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of coronavirus
06 Jun 2020 10:45 AM
Germany says Trump's split from WHO will harm global health
German Health Minister Jens Spahn calls Trump's latest move
30 May 2020 4:08 PM
WHO suspends testing hydroxychloroquine on virus patients
Hydroxycholoroquine has been touted by Donald Trump and many others as a possible treatment for COVID-19
26 May 2020 12:16 PM
US hails Taiwan as a model against China
Taiwan fears of a major impact, if Beijing comes to view its complex relationship with it through the lens of growing tensions with US
20 May 2020 9:45 AM
WHO to review covid response after Trump attack
WHO Director-General Tedros us acknowledged there had been shortcomings and told the virtual assembly he welcomed calls for a review
19 May 2020 1:12 PM
Columns
Of late, the Chinese have given a glimpse of what their true intentions are by laying claim to Bhutan’s Sakteng wildlife reserve area
Boris Johnson is now worried, scared of a second wave. So rules changed again, catching holiday makers unawares
There was never and still isn’t even minimalist support for the abrogation of Article 370 in Kashmir
The big question is whether Modi and his deputy, home minister Amit Shah, will think out of the box and do course correction?