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Plane with WHO medical supplies for Gaza arrives in Egypt
Cairo: A plane loaded with medical supplies from the WHO for the Gaza Strip reached the El Arish airport in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula, said the Egyptian Red Crescent. Khaled Zayed, Head of…
- World
Afghanistan earthquake toll rises to 2,445
Kabul: The death toll from the massive 6.3-magnitude earthquake in Afghanistan’s Herat and neighboring provinces has increased to 2,445 as rescue officials are racing against time to rescue people from the debris,…
- World
Pandemic emergency ended but COVID-19 still around: WHO director general
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation (WHO), Director-General, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reminded people that Covid-19 is still around and that countermeasures are still required. “I would like to highlight two…
- Health
After EG.5, WHO flags another Covid variant BA.2.86
New Delhi: After EG.5 raised concerns for a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now flagged another sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.86, dubbed as BA.X. BA.2.86 is from Omicron’s BA.…
- India
PM Modi welcomes WHO DG to India
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday welcomed the Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus to India. PM Modi used the name ‘Tulsi Bhai’ for Tedros, a name…
- Health
WHO names ‘Eris’ COVID strain variant of interest
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) has designated a new strain of Covid-19 — ‘EG.5’ or ‘Eris’ as a “variant of interest” as cases rise globally. “EG.5 is a descendent lineage…
- India
WHO raises red flag on contaminated India-made syrup in Iraq
New Delhi: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday that contaminated common cold syrup found in Iraq last month was manufactured by an Indian pharmaceutical company based in Maharashtra. The contaminated…
