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'UK' coronavirus variant detected in 41 Countries/Territories: WHO

The 'UK' coronavirus variant had been detected in 41 countries/territories, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in a statement.

Wednesday, January 6, 2021 9:57 AM

WHO issues Emergency Use Validation for Pfizer, BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine

The World Health Organization said it had issued an emergency use validation for the vaccine against the coronavirus developed by the Pfizer and BioN...

Friday, January 1, 2021 9:53 AM

COVID-19 vaccines "not a silver bullet": WHO

.The World Health Organization (WHO) regional office for the Western Pacific on Thursday called for greater vigilance amid the roll-out of coronavirus...

Thursday, December 17, 2020 3:27 PM

WHO to set up Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the World Health Organisation is establishing the WHO Global Centre on Traditional Medicine in India.

Friday, November 13, 2020 1:36 PM

WHO Official: Vaccines against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually

Ekaterina Ivanova - Any safe and effective vaccine against COVID-19 may not need to be administered annually, unlike vaccines for influenza, Dr. Richa...

Saturday, October 17, 2020 4:33 PM

WHO DG urges to go after COVID-19 virus, not the vulnerable

As the countries continue to register news cases of coronavirus every day, World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus...

Thursday, October 15, 2020 11:02 AM

WHO lauds Odisha govt for efficient COVID-19 management, despite cyclone Amphan, influx of migrants

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has heaped praises on the Odisha government for its efficient COVID-19 management, even though the state saw an in...

Wednesday, September 30, 2020 6:53 PM

WHO reports highest weekly increment of nearly 2 million in COVID-19 cases worldwide

The World Health Organisation (WHO) has reported a record number of confirmed cases of the coronavirus registered across the world over the past week...

Tuesday, September 22, 2020 6:42 PM

WHO advises comprehensive surveillance for suspected COVID-19 cases

The World Health Organisation (WHO) in its Guidance Note on Public Health Criteria to Adjust Public Health and Social Measures in the Context of COVID...

Wednesday, July 15, 2020 4:28 PM

Fighting Corona: WHO praises efforts to contain COVID-19 in Dharavi

The World Health Organisation (WHO) praised the efforts taken to contain the coronavirus in Mumbai's Dharavi while saying that only aggressive action...

Saturday, July 11, 2020 1:24 PM

WHO lauds India's effort in COVID-19 fight, urges to focus on data management

Even as the World Health Organisation (WHO) lauded the Indian government for its efforts in tackling COVID-19, the world nodal health agency said that...

Saturday, July 4, 2020 6:05 PM

World Health Organisation says global coronavirus tally topped 10.3 million

The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 10,357,662, with 508,055 people having died from...

Thursday, July 2, 2020 9:56 AM

COVID-19: Over 133,000 new cases reported globally as total count nears 9 million

Over the past 24 hours, 3,847 people died from COVID-19 worldwide, taking the cumulative death toll to 469,587 fatalities, according to the report. Fu...

Wednesday, June 24, 2020 9:55 AM

Global COVID-19 Update: World Health Organization says global coronavirus tally topped 7.2Mln

The World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 7,273,958, with over 413,000 having died from th...

Friday, June 12, 2020 9:17 AM

World Corona Update: COVID-19 global tally tops 6.4 million, death toll surpasses 380,000, says WHO

The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has risen by nearly 130,000 in the past 24 hours to 6.4 million, and the death toll has topped 380...

Friday, June 5, 2020 12:52 PM

Corona Worldwide: Global COVID-19 tally tops 6.2 million, death toll surpasses 379,000, says WHO

With more than 93,000 coronavirus cases reported globally over the past 24 hours, the worldwide count of the novel coronavirus reached over 6.2 millio...

Thursday, June 4, 2020 10:02 AM

World Corona Update: WHO says global coronavirus tally nears 6.2 million

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday said that 6,194,533 people have been infected with the new coronavirus globally.

Wednesday, June 3, 2020 1:48 PM

WHO on COVID-19 cases: Coronavirus global death toll surpasses 349,000, case count nears this much

The global death toll from the novel coronavirus has risen over the past 24 hours by 5,581 to 349,095, the World Health Organization (WHO) said in its...

Thursday, May 28, 2020 1:17 PM

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