Geneva: In yet another warning to nations that the coronavirus pandemic is far from over, the World Health Organization (WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called for the world to unite to fight Covid-19 together. In a virtual news briefing, the WHO chief said that they “continue to be concerned about the increasing […]
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The virus will be with us for a long time: WHO chief
Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday that the coronavirus continues to be extremely dangerous and will remain for a long time. “Make no mistake: We have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization, said […]
WHO, Wuhan Institute data hacked
New Delhi/Washington: The digital data of World Health Organization, the Wuhan Institute of Virology, the Gates Foundation and other institutes working on the novel coronavirus pandemic have been hacked, with thousands of their emails, passwords and documents getting leaked online. According to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors terror groups online, hackers shared around 25,000 […]
Worst yet ahead of us in COVID-19 pandemic: WHO chief
Geneva: Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), warned that “the worst is yet ahead of us” in the coronavirus pandemic that has infected millions and killed thousands across the globe. Addressing the media here on Monday, the WHO chief said: “Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us… Let’s prevent […]
Lifting lockdown restrictions is not end of epidemic: WHO
Geneva: World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday that lifting lockdown restrictions for COVID-19 is not the end of the epidemic, it’s just the beginning of the next phase. Speaking at the Group of 20 (G20) Health Ministers virtual meeting from Geneva, the WHO chief said it’s vital in this next […]
Coronavirus: Donald Trump halts funding to WHO
Washington: US President Donald Trump announced that his administration is halting the nation’s funding to the World Health Organization (WHO). Addressing the daily briefing at White House on Tuesday, Trump said, “I am directing my administration to halt funding while a review is conducted to access the World Health Organization’s role in severely mismanaging and […]
Coronavirus 10 times deadlier than Swine Flu: WHO
New York: In first such bold admission, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday said that the SARS-CoV2 — the new corovavirus that has infected over 18 lakh people and killed over 1.17 lakh globally — is at least 10 times deadlier than the Swine Flu virus. In a virtual media briefing from Geneva, WHO […]
WHO to probe if recovered COVID patients can test positive again
Geneva: After reports of some COVID-19 patients testing positive for the disease after initially testing negative emerged, the World Health Organization (WHO) has decided to investigate the issue. In South Korea, about 91 patients, who were thought to have recovered from COVID-19 again tested positive. Earlier similar reports came from other parts of the world […]
100 days and running: Coronavirus has only got deadlier
New Delhi: April 9 marked the 100th day of the first cases of new coronavirus being reported, which began its deadly journey from a seafood market in Wuhan in China and brought the entire world to its knees. In a tweet on Thursday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “Today marks 100 days since @WHO […]
Trump lambasts WHO, says will ‘give funding a good look’
New York: US President Donald Trump has lashed out at the World Health Organisation for not giving sound advice and favouring China over the US as he hinted at taking a relook at the WHO funding from his country. “The W.H.O. really blew it. For some reason, funded largely by the United States, yet very […]