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Prepare for Omicron surge, WHO warns Asia-Pacific nations
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Friday warned that countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to strengthen healthcare services and focus on vaccinating their people, as the Omicron variant spreads…
- India
Confirmation of Omicron cases in India not unexpected: WHO
New Delhi: The detection of two cases of Omicron, the latest variant of Covid-19, in Karnataka was not unexpected in view of the interconnected world that people live in, Poonam Khetrapal Singh,…
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WHO special session seeking ‘pandemic treaty’ amid Omicron concerns
Geneva: A special session of the World Health Assembly (WHA) kicked off here amid growing concerns over the latest Omicron coronavirus variant, where the participants aim to negotiate a new “pandemic treaty.”…
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Overall global risk with Omicron very high: WHO
New Delhi: The overall global risk related to the new Covid variant, Omicron is assessed as very high, said the World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday. The WHO said that Omicron is…
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Delta variant responsible for 99% of Covid cases globally: WHO
Washington: While the world is on high alert due to the new Omicron Covid strain, Delta variant continues to be a major cause of the pandemic contributing to 99 percent of cases, the…
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Govt health expenditure share in GDP increases to 1.35%
New Delhi: There has been an increase in the share of government health expenditure in the total GDP of the country, according to the National Health Account Estimate report. It has increased from…
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K’taka releases new guidelines for international passengers
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government announced fresh guidelines for international arrivals on Monday. As per the circular released by the Department of Health, travelers coming from at-risk 12 countries will undergo RT-PCR tests on…
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Not clear whether Omicron more transmissible: WHO
Geneva: It is not yet clear whether the Omicron Covid-19 variant is more transmissible, or causes more severe disease compared to other variants, including Delta, the World Health Organization (WHO) has said.…
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Omicron: Center calls for rigorous surveillance of passengers
New Delhi: The Centre on Sunday wrote to the states and UTs over the possible threat of new Covid variant B.1.1.529 which has been designated as the ‘Variant of Concern’ (VOC) by the…
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WHO urges countries to be vigilant about Omicron Covid variant
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Saturday appealed to countries in the South-East Asia region to scale up surveillance, strengthen public health and social measures, and enhance vaccination coverage as…
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Why the new COVID strain is more lethal than the Delta variant
New Delhi: As the world reopens after 18-20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, a new variant of the coronavirus called B.1.1.529 has been identified in South Africa that has left…
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‘False sense of security’ around COVID-19 vaccines: WHO chief
Hyderabad: World Health organisation chief Dr. Tedros Adhnom on November 24 expressed concerns over the lack of responsibility by the people with regards to COVID-19 vaccines. At a meeting held in Geneva,…
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WHO extends travel curbs to Pakistan as polio endemic country
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has extended travel restrictions on Pakistan by three months due to it being the last polio-endemic country, along with Afghanistan, Geo News reported. The WHO…
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WHO chief warns about spike in COVID-19 as cases surge in Europe, Central Asia
Geneva: Amid the latest rise in COVID-19 in Europe and Central Asia, WHO Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday (local time) warned about the rising number of cases and deaths. More than…
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Delta subvariant A.Y 4.2 now present in 42 countries: WHO
Geneva: More than 26,000 cases of the Delta Covid subvariant AY.4.2, considered up to 15 per cent more transmissible than the original Delta, has been reported from 42 countries, according to the…
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Covid exposed unequal, unaccountable, divided world: WHO panel
Berlin: Covid-19 “has exposed a broken world that is inequitable, unaccountable, and divided”, resulting in its failure to put an end to the pandemic that has so far killed 4.95 million globally, according…
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‘PM did not help with vaccination, just clapped hands’: Ponnala Lakshmaiah
Hyderabad: Senior Congress leader and former minister Ponnala Lakshmaiah on Saturday criticised Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday for taking credit for 100 crore vaccinations in the country. As reported by The…
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WHO’s advisory group to meet on Oct 26 to consider Covaxin’s emergency usage
Geneva: Dr Soumya Swaminathan, World Health Organisation (WHO) chief scientist on Sunday informed that WHO’s technical advisory group will meet on October 26 to consider emergency use listing (EUL) for Hyderabad-based Bharat…
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WHO establishes new group to study origins of coronavirus
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has launched an expert group that will study the origins of new pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, the coronavirus that causes COVID-19. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced…
- India
Final decision on granting clearance to Covaxin next week: WHO
Hyderabad: Officials from the World Health Organisation (WHO) and an independent group of experts will meet next week to carry out a risk/benefit assessment and take a final decision on whether to…
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WHO to decide on Bharat Biotech’s Covaxin emergency usage in October
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the final decision on Bharat Biotech’s submission on emergency use listing (EUL) for its Covaxin COVID-19 vaccine will be made in…
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WHO launches first global roadmap to eliminate meningitis by 2030
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis — a debilitating disease that kills hundreds of thousands of people each year. The Global Roadmap to…
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Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO
New Delhi: Stressing that the Covid virus may continue to transmit for a very long time , senior WHO official Poonam Khetrapal Singh says the level of immunity in a community, through vaccination…
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COVID-19: WHO recommends antibody treatment for some patients
Geneva: The World Health Organisation has on Friday recommended a treatment combining two antibodies — casirivimab and imdevimab — for two specific groups of patients with Covid-19 The first are patients with non-severe…
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India has capacity to scale up pace of Covid-19 vaccination: WHO
New Delhi: India has the systems in place to administer a large number of vaccine doses and achieve the mammoth feat of vaccinating all the country’s people by December 2021, says WHO Southeast…
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Sepsis will kill more people than cancer, heart attacks by 2050: Experts
New Delhi: Sepsis, a potentially life-threatening complication of an infection, is likely to kill more people by 2050 than cancer and heart attacks due to irrational use of antibiotics, said doctors and health…
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COVID-19: WHO approval for Covaxin expected this week: Sources
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation’s (WHO) approval for Bharat Biotech’s COVID-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is expected this week, sources said on Monday. Bharat Biotech has submitted its Phase 3 clinical trials data…
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WHO calls for global governance against pandemic
Copenhagen: The Pan-European Commission on Health and Sustainable Development convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) called for global governance and recommended the establishment of a Global Health Board “under the auspices…
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Covid-19 was created in God’s supercomputer: Assam minister
A senior member of Assam’s Legislative Assembly has made a sensational claim stating that the Covid-19 virus was created in God’s supercomputer and it decides who should be the victims of it. …
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Jagan working to get Rs 36K crore investment, 75K jobs: YSRCP
Amaravati: Senior YSRCP leader and Rajya Sabha member V Vijayasai Reddy on Thursday said Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy has set a target to bring investments of Rs 36,384 crore…
