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WHO to review virus response as Trump renews attack. (AFP Photo)

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...

19 May 2020 1:12 PM IST

Trump calls world health body puppet of China. (AFP Photo)

WHO a puppet of China, says Donald Trump

Trump threatened to permanently freeze US funding to the WHO unless "substantive improvements" were made within the next...

19 May 2020 12:41 PM IST

Trump threatened Monday to permanently freeze US funding to the World Health Organization. (AFP Photo)

Trump threatens permanent freeze on WHO funding in 30 days

Washington suspended funding to the WHO in mid-April, accusing it of being too close to Beijing

19 May 2020 9:39 AM IST

Health workers prepare to collect samples for COVID-19 swab tests at a roadside camp in Kolkata. (PTI)

No less than 80,000 new cases were reported everyday in April

While some countries reported an increase in COVID-19 cases over time, many saw caseloads rise because they ramped up...

7 May 2020 4:00 PM IST

US President Donald Trump. (AFP)

WHO is China's PR agency: Trump

Trump administration has launched a probe into the role of the WHO on virus and has temporarily suspended the financial...

1 May 2020 11:05 AM IST

People have their blood drawn by a nurse for an antibody test for the coronavirus, also called a serology test. (AFP)

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...

17 Jun 2020 12:23 PM IST

Commuters return from the capital city of Islamabad, in Rawalpindi. (AFP)

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 IST

WHO and other experts say no evidence of COVID-19 losing potency. (AFP Photo)

WHO rubbishes Italian doc's claim on virus losing potency

Professor Alberto Zangrillo, head of intensive care at Italy's San Raffaele Hospital said that new coronavirus ...

2 Jun 2020 11:44 AM IST

Medics conduct COVID-19 screening of residents at a camp, during the ongoing nationwide lockdown to curb the spread of coronavirus, at Dharavi in Mumbai. (PTI Photo)

Proactive screening helped curb Dharavi's COVID-19 spread: BMC

According to data, 82 percent of patients in Dharavi have recovered, bringing down the number of active cases to 166

12 July 2020 11:47 AM IST

A view of deserted roads near Dharavi during the lockdown. Washington Post has lauded the Dharavi-model that helps contain the spread of Coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

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...

2 Aug 2020 10:54 AM IST

Dexamethasone has been in widespread use in intensive care wards treating COVID-19 patients in some countries. (PTI Photo)

Steroids hailed as 'strongly recommeded' drug for seriously ill COVID...

The analysis found that steroids improve survival rates of COVID-19 patients sick enough to be in intensive care in...

3 Sept 2020 9:29 AM IST

In this file photo taken on September 13, 2021 an elerly patient receives the 3rd dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech Covid-19 vaccine in Paris. (Photo: AFP)

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South...

The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far

26 Nov 2021 12:51 PM IST