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  Monkeypox: India to screen passengers arriving from 11 virus-hit countries detected by WHO

  India | May 21, 2022 13:23 IST

  The World Health Organisation has called for an emergency meeting to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox. Cases have been confirmed in Europe in the United Kingdom, Spain Portugal, Germany, and Italy. United States, Canada, and Australia have also reported cases.

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  Omicron makes China’s ‘zero-COVID’ policy unsustainable, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom

  World | May 18, 2022 8:21 IST

  At a media briefing, WHO D-G Tedros Adhanom described China’s “zero-COVID” strategy as “not sustainable” after similar remarks last week drew sharp criticism from China.

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  'WHO ka data galat, Congress ka beta galat': BJP's scathing attack on Rahul Gandhi | Watch Video

  India | May 06, 2022 15:49 IST

  Rahul Gandhi had earlier attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying "science does not lie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does".

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  India's sharp reaction over WHO's Covid death estimates

  India | May 05, 2022 22:44 IST

  WHO released the world's Covid-19 death estimates, and said that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with the COVID-19 pandemic between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2021 was approximately 14.9 million worldwide. (range 13.3 million to 16.6 million).

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  One dies from mystery strain of severe hepatitis among children, claims WHO

  Health | April 25, 2022 16:13 IST

  Health authorities have been investigating the mystery illness, which has affected young people ranging from one month to 16 years old since a cluster of cases have been identified in Scotland between January and mid-April.

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  'Tulsi Bhai': PM Modi gives WHO chief Dr Tedros new Gujarati name - Here's what happened

  India | April 20, 2022 16:01 IST

  The PM christened WHO director with this name at the Global AYUSH (Ayurveda, Yoga and Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha, and Homeopathy) Investment and Innovation Summit in Gujarat's Gandhinagar.

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  India set to introduce special AYUSH visa for foreign nationals, announces PM Modi in Gujarat

  India | April 20, 2022 14:54 IST

  PM Modi said that the possibilities of investment and innovation in the field of AYUSH are limitless. "We are already witnessing an unprecedented boom in the production of AYUSH medicines, supplements and cosmetics," added the Prime Minister.

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  WATCH | WHO chief greets public in Gujarati, gathers a round of applause from PM Modi

  India | April 19, 2022 18:42 IST

  The WHO chief was accompanied by PM Narendra Modi, who is on a 3-day visit to Gujarat. He addressed the public in Gujarat's regional language Gujarati.

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  PM in Gujarat: Modi lays foundation stone of WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicines in Jamnagar

  India | April 19, 2022 16:33 IST

  PM Modi and his Mauritian counterpart Pravind Kumar Jugnauth laid the foundation stone for the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicines.

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  WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus to be on three-day Gujarat visit from Monday

  India | April 17, 2022 23:23 IST

  The director of World Health Organisation, Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, will be on a three-day visit to Gujarat, starting Monday.

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  Beware! WHO lists 3 misleading facts brewing around COVID and Omicron

  Health | March 20, 2022 11:40 IST

  WHO’s Maria Van Kerkhove stated that a lot of misleading information regarding the virus is circulating. It states that the infection of Omicron is mild. Not only this but many are thinking that the COVID pandemic is over. Apart from this, there is a huge confusion as people are thinking that this is the last variant that we will have to deal with. Well, all of this is actually not true!

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  Increase in COVID-19 cases globally 'just tip of the iceberg': WHO chief

  World | March 17, 2022 19:54 IST

  As of March 13, 2022, over 455 million confirmed COVID-19 cases and over 6 million related deaths have been reported globally.

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  World Birth Defects Day: WHO seeks to raise awareness, intensifies measures for prevention

  Health | March 02, 2022 23:01 IST

  On World Birth Defects Day, WHO and its Member States in the South-East Asia Region and globally raised their collective voice to increase awareness for all birth defects and improve access to quality care and treatment. To mark the awareness of this day, the WHO Regional Director for South-East Asia, Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, gave a long and informative statement that highlighted many important issues.

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  Covid pandemic may end in 2022, says WHO

  World | February 21, 2022 19:40 IST

  However, it does not mean that the virus will vanish completely, Melita Vujnovic was quoted as saying in an interview with TASS news agency.

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  COVID-19: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom calls for cooperation, financing to end pandemic

  World | February 19, 2022 11:50 IST

  The WHO chief made the remarks on Feb 18 at a panel discussion titled "Get Well Soon: Finding a Way Out of the Pandemic" during the ongoing Munich Security Conference, reports Xinhua news agency.

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  Global Covid case load decline 17 per cent in last week, says WHO

  World | February 09, 2022 17:00 IST

  Many countries which reported an early rise in the number of cases due to the omicron variant have now reported a decline in the total number of new cases since the beginning of January 2022.

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  WHO recommends countries ease COVID measures 'in steady, slow way'

  World | February 02, 2022 9:46 IST

  WHO Director General Tedros reiterated his concern over the narrative taking hold in some countries that "because of vaccines, and because of Omicron's high transmissibility and lower severity, preventing transmission is no longer possible and no longer necessary."

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  TMC MP writes to PM Modi; alleges India's map on WHO site shows J&K as part of China, Pakistan

  India | January 30, 2022 23:43 IST

  TMC MP Santanu Sen has alleged that a part on India's map on WHO's website showed data related to Pakistan, while the other portion showed data related to China.

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  NeoCov: Is latest COVID variant found by Wuhan scientists deadliest of them all? Know what WHO said

  Health | January 28, 2022 21:06 IST

  The SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus that causes Covid-19, has mutated and resulted in different variants of the virus, including the latest Omicron. The Delta strain is regarded as the most contagious form of the SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus to date. The new variant NeoCoV has been discovered among bats in South Africa.

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  Is Omicron the end of Covid-19 pandemic in Europe? Here's what WHO says

  India | January 24, 2022 17:22 IST

  WHO Europe director said that they anticipate that there will be a period of quiet before Covid-19 may come back towards the end of the year, but not necessarily the pandemic coming back.