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World Health Organization
Cheap antidepressant shows promise treating early COVID-19
Some experts predict various treatments eventually will be used in combination to fight the coronavirus
28 Oct 2021 12:30 PM
Delta not specifically targeting children: WHO
Delta has now been detected in 132 countries and is more transmissible than earlier versions of the virus
31 Jul 2021 12:19 PM
Dispiriting setback: COVID deaths, cases rise again globally
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
Decision on emergency use listing of Covaxin likely in 4-6 weeks: WHO
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
UN chief calls for global vaccination plan as COVID-19 death toll tops 4 million
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
India asks social media firms to remove reference to 'Indian variant' of coronavirus
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
Fake News: WHO denies issuing warning of 50,000 COVID-19 deaths in India by April 15
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
World must be better prepared for next pandemic, says WHO chief
‘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
WHO hopes COVID will be over within two years, quicker than world got rid of Spanish flu
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
WHO team to assist South Africa in reinforcing COVID-19 response
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
People should not fear spread of COVID-19 in food, packaging: WHO
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
US health chief offers Taiwan 'strong' support in landmark visit
Washington had broken off official ties with Taiwan in 1979 in favour of Beijing
10 Aug 2020 11:30 AM
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
Columns
It has become more than apparent by now that those at the helm in the Congress are just incapable of decisive and strategic planning.
Sometimes, the stranger who passes you on the street has a better measure of you than a so-called old friend.
Knives are out for veteran Congress leader Kamal Nath ever since the party suffered a shock defeat in the Madhya Pradesh Assembly polls.
The powerless, or the impotent, who hold opposed political views can sometimes remain friends.