WHO classifies B.1.1.529 as ‘variant of concern’, names it Omicron
New Delhi | The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new Covid variant detected in southern Africa this week as...
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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...
WHO to decide on granting Emergency Use Listing to Covaxin next week
New Delhi | The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet next week with an independent group of experts to take a...
More countries, territories report Covid variants: WHO
Washington | The number of countries, areas or territories reporting various variants of Covid-19 has continued to increase after the global...
WHO reports ‘sharp’ increase in Covid deaths
Geneva | The World Health Organization (WHO) said that a "sharp" jump was reported in the number of the global Covid-19...
‘Early stages’ of Covid’s third wave, warns WHO chief
Geneva (2 Min Read) | The world is now in the early stages of a third wave, amid rising cases of...
IITKanpur Professor appointed as member of WHO body
Kanpur | Dr. Mukesh Sharma, a professor at the Department of Civil Engineering at IIT Kanpur, has been appointed as...
WHO validates China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine for emergency use
Geneva | The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday validated the Sinovac-CoronaVac Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use, giving countries, procuring agencies...
Religious, political gathering behind India’s Covid resurgence: WHO
Geneva | The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India's dramatic surge...
WHO declares Indian Covid variant ‘of concern’
Geneva | The Indian Coronavirus variant, known as B1617, has been declared as a "variant of global concern" by the World...
