One billion $ more needed for COVAX COVID-19 vaccine rollout, says UNICEF chief
UNICEF chief said that funding could be used to strengthen health systems in poorer nations and support the distribution of vaccines there.
Mar 11, 2021, 11:38 AM IST
Thank you India and PM Narendra Modi, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus for support to global COVID-19 response
The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "Thank you India and PM Narendra Modi for your continued support to the global COVID-19 response. Only if we #ACTogether, including sharing of knowledge, can we stop this virus and save lives and livelihoods."
Jan 23, 2021, 15:31 PM IST
Very disappointed: WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after China delays entry of team probing COVID-19 origins
The WHO chief said, "We are eager to get the mission underway as soon as possible."
Jan 06, 2021, 16:04 PM IST
WHO-led team expected in China in January 2021 to probe COVID-19 origins: Reports
A team led by the World Health Organization is likely to visit China in January 2021 to investigate the origins of the COVID-19 virus.
Dec 17, 2020, 00:52 AM IST
WHO warns against pandemic complacency amid COVID-19 vaccine rollout
Britain approved Pfizer Inc`s COVID-19 vaccine on December 2 and raised hopes that the tide could soon turn against the coronavirus.
Dec 05, 2020, 02:18 AM IST
WHO worried COVID-19 'amnesia' will lead to another pandemic
"I have seen the amnesia that seems to descend upon the world after a traumatic event, and that`s understandable," said WHO's top emergency expert.
Dec 01, 2020, 00:14 AM IST
Let's not politicize probe of virus origins: WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on COVID-19 outbreak
"There is nothing to hide. We want to know the coronavirus origin, and that`s it," said WHO Director-General.
Nov 30, 2020, 23:28 PM IST
Many countries have shown COVID-19 can be controlled, even without coronavirus vaccine: WHO
The WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus called COVID-19 an uneven pandemic and stated that almost half of all cases and deaths are in just four countries.
Nov 28, 2020, 15:53 PM IST
Don't use Gilead's Remdesivir in hospitalised COVID-19 patients: WHO
A World Health Organization panel has said that Gilead`s Remdesivir should not be used for patients hospitalised with COVID-19.
Nov 21, 2020, 02:31 AM IST
In blow to WHO, EU seeks powers to declare health emergencies
It comes after the WHO was criticised for having declared COVID-19 outbreak, which first emerged in China at the end of last year, too late.
Nov 11, 2020, 23:45 PM IST
WHO lauds Aarogya Setu app, says it helped in identifying COVID-19 clusters
Aarogya Setu is the biggest COVID-19 contact tracing app in the world.
Oct 13, 2020, 17:07 PM IST
We cannot just wait for COVID-19 vaccine, must save lives with tools we have: WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that WHO is urging countries to focus on preventing amplifying events. "All around the world, explosive outbreaks have been linked to gatherings at stadiums, nightclubs, places of worship and other crowds," said Ghebreyesus.
Oct 13, 2020, 00:19 AM IST
One in 10 across world may have contracted COVID-19, says WHO
The WHO Director-General also spoke at the Executive Board meeting and expressed, "It seems incredible to think that when this Board met in February, there were just 151 cases and 1 death outside China of what we now call COVID-19."
Oct 07, 2020, 18:38 PM IST
172 countries engaged in COVID-19 global vaccine facility, says WHO
WHO chief added that at present there are nine vaccines that are part of this portfolio which is constantly being reviewed and optimised to ensure access to the best possible range of products.
Aug 24, 2020, 17:33 PM IST
COVID-19 cannot be transmitted from mosquitoes to humans: Study
The research, published in the journal Scientific Reports, provided the first experimental evidence on the capacity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19 disease, to infect and be transmitted by mosquitoes.
Jul 19, 2020, 19:41 PM IST
China agrees to send WHO experts to Beijing to trace origin of COVID-19
The unprecedented outbreak of the coronavirus was first reported on December 31, 2019, by the Wuhan Municipal Health Commission, China.
Jul 08, 2020, 17:58 PM IST
WHO halts hydroxychloroquine, HIV drugs in COVID-19 trials after failure to reduce death
The setback came as the WHO also reported more than 200,000 new cases globally of the disease for the first time in a single day. The United States accounted for 53,213 of the total 212,326 new cases recorded on Friday, the WHO said.
Jul 05, 2020, 09:09 AM IST
World Health Organization resumes trial of hydroxychloroquine drug
On the earlier decision of pausing the trials, the WHO DG said it was taken as a precaution while the safety data were reviewed.
Jun 03, 2020, 23:50 PM IST
WHO and other experts say no evidence of coronavirus COVID-19 losing potency
World Health Organization experts and a range of other scientists said on Monday there was no evidence to support an assertion by a high profile Italian doctor that the coronavirus causing the COVID-19 pandemic has been losing potency.
Jun 02, 2020, 08:09 AM IST
67 crore Indians may get coronavirus by end of 2020: Nimhans
Doctors at the National Institute of Mental Health & Neurosciences (Nimhans) believed that after the Lockdown 4, COVID-19 cases will increase further and India will enter the phase of community transmission.
May 30, 2020, 01:57 AM IST
