India situation a devastating reminder of what this virus can do: WHO
New Delhi | With the raging second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic wreaking havoc in India, the chief of the World Health...
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WHO releases report on global tracing of Covid origins
Geneva | The World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday released a report on the global tracing of Covid-19 origins, following a...
1 in 3 women experience violence globally: WHO
Geneva | One in three women, around 736 million, are subjected to physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or...
WHO suggests 21-28 day gap between 2 Pfizer doses
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday said that Covid-19 patients should be given two doses of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine...
WHO approves Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has granted emergency use validation for the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine, opening the door for countries...
WHO lauds Yogi govt for Covid management
Lucknow: The Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh has earned appreciation for its Covid-19 management strategy from the World Health Organization...
WHO chief calls for ‘immediate action’ amid Covid-19 resurgence
Geneva: The World Health Organization's (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the world was still at "a critical juncture"...
Handwashing an effective tool to prevent Covid, other diseases: WHO
New Delhi: Ten months into the pandemic, handwashing with soap remains one of our best defences against the virus, along with...
10% of world population infected with Covid-19, says WHO
Geneva: Roughly 10 per cent of the world's population may have been infected with the Coronavirus, leaving the vast majority vulnerable...
WHO warns death toll may hit 2mn even with vaccine
Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned that the global coronavirus death toll could cross the two-million figure before an...
