New Delhi, Aug 18 (IANS) After EG.5 raised concerns for a new Covid outbreak, the World Health Organization (WHO) has now flagged another sub-variant of Omicron BA.2.86, dubbed as BA.X.
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Gandhinagar, Aug 18 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Thursday lauded the government’s Ayushman Bharat scheme as well as the country’s medical system. Tedros, while delivering
United Nations, Aug 11 (IANS) The WHO and India are convening the first global summit on traditional medicine in Gandhinagar next week with the participation of G20 Health Ministers. UN
New Delhi, Nov 16 (IANS) Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday met WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on the sidelines of the G20 summit in Bali and said that India is
Copenhagen, July 23 (IANS) As the Europe reels from the effects of a prolonged heatwave responsible for a series of ferocious wildfires and escalating record-breaking high temperatures, regional governments have been
New Delhi, Jan 19 (IANS) In a fresh warning, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that Omicron variant of the coronavirus is causing hospitalisations and deaths the world over, and
London, Dec 1 (IANS) The newly detected Omicron variant of coronavirus is “highly uncertain” but may require a “very stringent response”, scientists have said. According to the scientists, it is “highly
New Delhi, Nov 26 (IANS) As the world reopens after 18-20 months of the Covid-19 pandemic and lockdowns, a new variant
New Delhi, Nov 27 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) has classified the new Covid variant detected in southern Africa
Washington, Nov 14 (IANS) For the first time in two months, Covid-19 case counts and deaths are rising again in most
Geneva, Nov 14 (IANS) Europe has reported almost two million new Covid-19 infections last week, the largest weekly case count in
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) Covid-19 pandemic has slowed down climate change efforts by various countries, according to the 2021 WHO
Brussels, Nov 6 (IANS) Europe is once again at the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic after 1.8 million new cases and
New Delhi, Oct 6 The World Health Organization (WHO) will meet next week with an independent group of experts to take
Geneva, Sep 29 (IANS) The World Health Organisation (WHO) on Tuesday launched the first-ever global strategy to defeat meningitis — a
Kathmandu, Sep 7 (IANS) World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has called for countries to work together to ensure
Geneva, July 15 (IANS) The Delta Covid-19 variant has so far been identified in 111 countries, territories or areas, and is
Geneva, June 14 (IANS) Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870
Brussels, May 21 (IANS) World Trade Organization (WTO) Director-General Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala has argued in favour of expanding Covid-19 vaccine production and
Geneva, April 13 (IANS) Confused and complacent behaviour among people is pushing the coronavirus pandemic to an exponential rise worldwide, the