WHO lauds efforts to contain COVID-19 in Mumbai's Dharavi
Jul 11, 2020, at 09:36 pm
Geneva/Mumbai/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom has lauded the efforts done to contain the outbreak of novel coronavirus in Asia's largest slum -- Dharavi -- in Mumbai.
Scientists now claim COVID-19 is airborne, ask WHO to revise recommendations
Jul 06, 2020, at 09:41 am
Washington: A group of scientists have claimed that the potential for Covid-19 to spread through airborne transmission is being underplayed by the World Health Organization, media reports said.
WHO discontinues trials of hydroxychloroquine, lopinavir/ritonavir in COVID-19 treatment
Jul 05, 2020, at 08:35 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has informed that it is discontinuing the use of hydroxychloroquine and lopinavir/ritonavir arms in COVID-19 treatment for hospitalised patients as a part of its Solidarity Trial, stating the drugs had little effect on reducing the mortality rate.
WHO learnt about COVID-19 outbreak from media reports, not China, says revised timeline
Jul 03, 2020, at 09:39 pm
New York: In a move that won't auger well for Beijing facing the heat of global community for a probe into the spread of Covid-19 from China, the World Health Organization (WHO) backtracked its claim and revised its COVID-19 timeline, stating it had picked up news about the disease from 'media reports' as opposed to its earlier version where it had maintained being briefed by Chinese officials.
COVID-19: WHO team to visit China soon for origin tracing
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:34 am
Geneva/UNI: Amid COVID-19 'spreading agressively,' the World Health Organization has said it is sending a team to China next week to know more about origin of the virus.
COVID-19 pandemic ‘not even close to being over’, WHO chief warns
Jun 30, 2020, at 09:14 am
New York/IBNS: Nearly six months after the new coronavirus first emerged, the COVID-19 pandemic is “not even close to being over”, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday.
WHO reports largest single day increase in COVID-19 cases
Jun 23, 2020, at 09:40 am
New York/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported the largest single-day increase in coronavirus cases over the course of Sunday, registering more than 183,000 new infections in 24 hours, bringing the total to some 8.8 million cases worldwide, with more than 465,000 deaths.
WHO ropes in 'Mr. Bean' to combat Coronavirus rise globally
Jun 22, 2020, at 08:00 pm
Geneva/IBNS: Amid the continuous rise in cases of COVID-19 across the globe, the World Health Organization (WHO) has roped in famous sitcom character Mr. Bean to spread awareness on precautions to be taken in an attempt to stem the highly contagious virus.
World Health Organisation Says Global Coronavirus Tally Topped 8.3Mln
Jun 20, 2020, at 08:33 am
Moscow/Sputnik: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has estimated the overall number of coronavirus cases globally at 8,385,440, with 450,686 people having died from the disease.
World in new and dangerous phase of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO
Jun 20, 2020, at 12:14 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday warned of a "new and dangerous phase" of the coronavirus pandemic as people are fed up being at home.
Jun 18, 2020, at 07:48 pm
New York/IBNS: The UN World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday hailed news from the United Kingdom that a common steroid, dexamethasone, can potentially help save the lives of patients with severe cases of COVID-19, but it warned that it is by no means a cure-all.
COVID-19: Preparations for southern flu season must be a priority: WHO’s Tedros
Jun 16, 2020, at 04:47 pm
New York/IBNS: Despite the ongoing global response to COVID-19, the world cannot lose sight of the significant public health risk posed by influenza, which affects every country every year and takes its own deadly toll, World Health Organization (WHO) Director General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said on Monday.
WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact on women, children and adolescents
Jun 13, 2020, at 08:14 am
Geneva/Xinhua/UNI: The World Health Organization (WHO) said Friday it is "especially concerned" about the impact of COVID-19 on women, children and adolescents.
Coronavirus situation improving in Europe, worsening globally: WHO
Jun 09, 2020, at 12:13 am
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Monday said while the situation owing to coronavirus pandemic in the European countries is improving, the same is 'worsening globally.'
WHO urges mask use in confined public areas, where coronavirus still spreads
Jun 06, 2020, at 09:51 am
New York: Governments in areas with widespread COVID-19 transmission should encourage the use of non-medical masks on public transport, in shops and in other locations where physical distancing is difficult, the World Health Organization (WHO) recommends, in updated guidance published on Friday.
COVID-19 not growing exponentially in India, risk remains: WHO
Jun 06, 2020, at 09:03 am
Geneva/New Delhi/UNI: Appreciating government's efforts to combat outbreak of COVID-19, World Health Organization has said that the epidemic is not growing exponentially in India, but given its population density there is always a risk of disease-explosion.
WHO set to resume hydroxychloroquine trial to fight Coronavirus outbreak
Jun 04, 2020, at 08:57 am
Geneva: Investigations will continue into the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19, , WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
WHO warns of high risks of 'Devastating' Second wave of COVID-19
Jun 03, 2020, at 04:13 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge warned on Wednesday of high risks of COVID-19 resurgence, adding that the second wave would be devastating.
Jun 02, 2020, at 06:24 pm
Geneva: A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a major step forward in the global fight against drug resistance. But the data they provide reveals that a worrying number of bacterial infections are increasingly resistant to the medicines at hand to treat them.
Jun 02, 2020, at 06:19 pm
World Health Organization (WHO)'s May 14 statement about COVID-19 that the pandemic virus “may never go away” makes the need to boost immunity against the virus more important than ever before. In this context, eminent Kolkata-based homeopath Dr. Pratip Banerji has written about The advantages of homeopathy in developing immunity in combating COVID 19, from the perspective of being a fourth-generation homeopath with over 30 years’ of experience as a practitioner and a researcher, belonging to a family of homeopaths who have treated patients for over 150 years.
COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases, WHO survey finds
Jun 02, 2020, at 08:40 am
New York/IBNS: The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which kill more than 40 million people each year, according to a new survey published on Monday by the World Health Organization (WHO).
WHO Foundation to broaden funding base for global health investment
May 28, 2020, at 12:35 pm
New York/IBNS: A new foundation launched on Wednesday will generate funding for the World Health Organization (WHO) and partners by tapping non-traditional sources, including the public.
WHO chief warns of long road to travel as COVID-19 risk remains high
May 19, 2020, at 11:06 am
Geneva/Xinhua/UNI: The majority of the world's population remains susceptible to COVID-19 and there is a long road to travel as the risk remains high, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
World Health Assembly to be held online from May 18-19 amid COVID-19 pandemic
May 18, 2020, at 11:40 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The World Health Assembly (WHA) is set to take place from Monday to Tuesday as the World Health Organization (WHO) and its member states are struggling to stop the spread of the COVID-19 disease and map out easing of associate stay-at-home orders and lockdowns.
May 14, 2020, at 03:40 pm
Geneva/IBNS: All over the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is causing significant loss of life, disrupting livelihoods, and threatening the recent advances in health and progress towards global development goals highlighted in the 2020 World Health Statistics published by the World Health Organization (WHO) today.
COVID-19: Death toll in India touches 2415
May 13, 2020, at 09:37 am
New Delhi/IBNS: Death toll due to COVID-19 outbreak in India touched 2415 as the number of cases in the country now stands at 74, 281, as per Ministry of Health data released on Wednesday.
Number of Confirmed COVID-19 Cases Worldwide Surpasses 3.5Mln - WHO
May 06, 2020, at 11:59 am
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases worldwide has surpassed 3.5 million, while more than 243,000 people have died from the disease, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Tuesday.
Global COVID-19 tally surpasses 2.8Mln cases: WHO
Apr 27, 2020, at 03:16 pm
Moscow/Sputnik/UNI: The global number of those infected with the coronavirus has increased by almost 85,000 in the past 24 hours, climbing to 2,804,796 COVID-19 cases, the World Health Organization showed on Sunday.
Apr 26, 2020, at 08:51 am
Geneva/IBNS: Hours after the World Health Organization claimed that recovery from coronavirus might not shield a person from reinfection, the global health body has clarified that people who are infected with COVID-19 will develop an antibody response that will provide some level of protection.
No evidence that virus recovery stops reinfection: WHO warns
Apr 25, 2020, at 05:24 pm
Geneva/IBNS: The World Health Organization on Saturday said there was currently "no evidence" to show that people who have recovered from COVID-19 and have antibodies are protected from the second round of being hit by the infection.