Geneva:The World Health Organization (WHO) said the novel coronavirus was yet to be brought under control “in most of the world”, while warning that it was actually “getting worse”. Speaking at a briefing on Friday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said: “The virus has upended health systems in some of the world’s wealthiest nations, while […]
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‘Localised outbreak’ of Covid, no community transmission: Govt
New Delhi: The Union Health Ministry on Thursday said that there is no community transmission of Covid-19 in the country but a “localised outbreak” in some geographical areas. “After the GoM meeting today (Thursday), Health Minister Harsh Vardhan said that India has not arrived at the community transmission stage. There is a localised outbreak in […]
Mitigate airborne spread of COVID-19, 239 scientists urge WHO
Sydney: It is time to recognise and mitigate airborne transmission of COVID-19, says a plea to the World Health Organization (WHO) issued by 239 scientists from around the world. The scientists suggest that while measures like washing hands and maintaining social distance are important, they may not be enough to arrest the rapid spread of […]
WHO first got virus outbreak information from its office, not China
Geneva: China did not come forward on its own to report to the World Health Organization (WHO) that it had a problem in Wuhan following the virus outbreak late last year, according to the updated information the UN health agency posted about how it has handled the Covid-19 crisis so far. On December 31, 2019, […]
People need to wake up. The data is not lying: WHO on rising COVID-19 cases
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic to “wake up” to the situation on the ground and to “take control” of the spread of the virus. “People need to wake up. The data is not lying. The situation on the ground is not lying,” Michael Ryan, WHO emergencies director, […]
Living with COVID-19 to be new normal as global cases top 10 million: WHO
Geneva: The chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that all countries living with COVID-19 will be the new normal in the coming months, as the pandemic had already infected more than 10 million people worldwide, including more than 500,000 deaths. “The critical question that all countries will face in the coming months is how […]
Covid-19 vaccine could come within 1 year: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Brussels: Scientists predict the world may have a Covid-19 vaccine within one year or even a few months earlier, said the Director-General of the World Health Organisation even as he underlined the importance of global cooperation to develop, manufacture and distribute vaccines. However, making the vaccine available and distributing it to all will be a […]
Bihar: Complaint filed against Chinese President Xi Jinping over coronavirus pandemic
Bettiah (Bihar): A complaint has been filed in a court in Bihar against Chinese President Xi Jinping, blaming him for the coronavirus pandemic. The complaint filed by advocate Murad Ali in the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate in Bettiah in West Champaran district alleged that Chinese President Xi and World Health Organization (WHO) Director […]
WHO recommends wider use of face masks to curb COVID-19
Geneva : The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday updated its guidance on the use of masks for control of COVID-19, advising all people aged 60 years or over, or those with underlying conditions, to wear a medical mask in situations where physical distancing is not possible. The new guidance advises medical masks for all people […]
WHO includes hydroxychloroquine in solidarity trial again
New Delhi: The World Health Organisation on Wednesday said that anti-malarial drug hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) will return to the solidarity trial for the potential treatment of coronavirus disease. At a press conference in the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “On the basis of the available mortality data, the members of the committee […]