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WHO donates 100 oxygen concentrators to Rajasthan government
India | May 17, 2021 14:40 ISTThe Jaipur unit of the World Health Organisation (WHO) donated 100 oxygen concentrators to the Rajasthan government here on Monday.
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India's Covid situation hugely concerning: WHO
India | May 16, 2021 0:01 ISTIndia remains hugely concerning, with several states continuing to see a worrying number of cases, hospitalizations and deaths, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
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WHO didn't use term 'Indian Variant' for B.1.617 strain: Health Ministry
India | May 13, 2021 0:05 ISTThe Union Health Ministry has clarified that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has not classified B.1.617 mutant of the novel coronavirus as an "Indian Variant" in its document.
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Indian COVID-19 variant matter of global concern, detected in 44 countries: WHO
India | May 12, 2021 14:01 ISTThe UN body routinely assesses if variants of SARS-CoV-2 result in changes in transmissibility and severity, or if they lead to changes in public health and social measures'' implementation by national health authorities.
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World Health Organization says India new Covid variant is Stain of concern
News | May 12, 2021 13:40 ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) shows concern about this new Covid variant the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19 first found in India last October seemed to be transmitting more easily.
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Centre, states doing everything possible to tackle COVID crisis: Rajnath Singh
India | May 11, 2021 21:55 IST"The speed displayed by UP govt in tackling COVID cases should be praised. Mistakes can be committed by anyone. Only a person who performs will commit mistakes. But this is not the time for criticism, if anyone spots any loophole and offers suggestions, state govt will welcome it," he told reporters.
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WHO warns against use of ivermectin to treat Covid-19
India | May 11, 2021 15:46 ISTA day after Goa's Health Minister Vishwajit Rane recommended ivermectin to all above 18 to combat Covid in the state, the World Health Organisation on Tuesday has warned against its use.
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North Korea continues to claim zero covid 19 cases, experts express skepticism
World | May 11, 2021 8:59 ISTNorth Korea has told the World Health Organization that it has tested 25,986 people for the coronavirus through April but still has yet to find a single infection.
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WHO chief scientist says India's COVID-19 figures worrying; calls to report actual numbers
India | May 11, 2021 8:04 ISTThe WHO on Monday said that the coronavirus variant first identified in India last year was being classified as a variant of global concern, with some preliminary studies showing that it spreads more easily.
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WHO classifies Indian Covid strain as 'variant of concern'
World | May 10, 2021 23:28 ISTThe B-1617 variant of the coronavirus, first identified in India, has been classified as a “variant of concern” at the global level by the World Health Organisation (WHO).
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WHO to restart Covid drug trial with focus on immune responses
World | May 10, 2021 14:04 ISTBy October, the trial had enrolled more than 11,000 participants hospitalised with Covid-19 in 30 countries. But the researcher found that none of the four drugs saved lives or shortened hospital stays.
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WHO China chief says approval for 1st Chinese vaccine a 'milestone achievement'
World | May 09, 2021 7:51 ISTIn a big relief for China, the WHO on Friday finally granted the conditional approval to its Sinopharm COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use making it the first vaccine from a non-western country to get the recognition.
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Covid India LIVE updates: WHO includes airborne transmission possibility of Covid in guidelines
Health | May 06, 2021 7:55 ISTWorld Health Organisation (WHO) has admitted that there is a possibility of airborne transmission of the coronavirus. In its updated guidelines, WHO has included safety measures for the same. On the other hand, the Ministry of Health has warned the citizens of the third wave of Covid. Here are all the health updates on Covid19 that you need to know.
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WHO gives Emergency Use Authorisation to Moderna's COVID jab
World | May 19, 2021 12:03 ISTThe authorization comes as the world works to ramp up its coronavirus vaccinations to significantly curb the pandemic over a year after it broke out in Wuhan, China.
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India's double mutant Covid variant found in 17 countries: WHO
World | April 28, 2021 16:33 ISTUp till April 27, B1617 variant had been detected in over 1,200 sequences uploaded on the open-access database GISAID (the Global Initiative on Sharing Avian Influenza Data) "from at least 17 countries", the global health agency said in its weekly epidemiological update on the pandemic.
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WHO reserves judgement on Indian coronavirus variant; says 'not yet classified it as worrying'
World | April 27, 2021 8:36 ISTAccording to the WHO, a variant is considered worrying if it spreads more easily, causes more serious cases of the disease, bypasses the immune system or reduces the effectiveness of known treatments.
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COVID 19: WHO sending help to India as virus surges
World | April 27, 2021 7:24 ISTThe head of WHO says that the UN agency has dispatched critical supplies to India, including thousands of portable oxygen machines that help patients breathe.
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Situation in India beyond heartbreaking: WHO chief on Covid surge
India | April 26, 2021 23:20 ISTWorld Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday said the situation in India is beyond heartbreaking, as the nation clocked over 3.5 lakh cases of coronavirus in a day.
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Covid-19 continues to disrupt essential health services: WHO
World | April 24, 2021 7:36 ISTA recent WHO survey has found that about 66 percent of countries continue to report health workforce-related reasons as the most common cause of service disruptions.
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Italy health chief distances himself from spiked WHO report
World | April 17, 2021 7:55 ISTDr Silvio Brusaferro was drawn into scandal after a leaked document from Bergamo prosecutors last week revealed transcripts of WhatsApp chats between Brusaferro and a WHO official.
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