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Omicron exposes inflexibility of Europe’s public hospitals
Strasbourg (France): A World Health Organisation official warned last week of a closing window of opportunity for European countries to prevent their health care systems from being overwhelmed as the omicron variant…
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Omicron rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries: WHO
Geneva: The Omcircon variant of Covid is driving a huge spike in Covid infections across countries but the death rate is stable, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.…
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Omicron quickly overtaking Delta globally, says WHO
United Nations: Omicron is quickly overtaking the Delta variant of COVID-19 and becoming dominant around the world, a senior WHO official has warned, with the global health agency cautioning that there is…
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Delhi likely to see 17k Covid cases with positivity rate of nearly 17 pc: Satyendar Jain
New Delhi: Delhi is expected to add 17,000 cases to its coronavirus infection tally with a positivity rate of around 17 per cent on Friday, Health Minister Satyendar Jain said. He said…
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WHO still recommends 14-day quarantine for Covid-19 patients
Geneva: Although most people recover from Covid-19 within five to seven days of the onset of symptoms, the World Health Organisation (WHO) still recommends a 14-day quarantine, an official from the organisation…
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Omicron is not common cold, warns WHO
Geneva: Amid reports that Omicron has symptoms akin to a common cold, the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday warned that it is not a common cold and should not be taken…
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WHO chief optimistic that pandemic will be beaten in 2022
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he is optimistic that the Covid-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.…