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B.1.617 Covid variant, first found in India, now in 53 countries: WHO

WHO noted that India recorded a 23 per cent decrease in the number of new cases in the last seven days but they were still the highest in the world

US renews call for 'transparent' second investigation into origins of Covid

In March, the WHO issued a report written jointly with Chinese scientists on the origins of Covid-19

Bharat Biotech expects EUL from WHO for Covaxin by Jul-Sept period

Emergency Use Listing (EUL) is a procedure to streamline the process by which new or unlicensed products can be used during public health emergencies, according to WHO guidelines

Countries must vaccinate 10% of their population by Sept, says WHO

French President Emmanuel Macron called for the WHO to be empowered to visit countries rapidly in case of outbreaks with potential to spark a pandemic

Wuhan lab staff took hospital care before Covid outbreak disclosed: Report

WSJ report may add weight to calls for a broader probe of whether the Covid-19 virus could have escaped from the laboratory.

Covid LIVE: India third nation after US, Brazil to record 300,000 deaths

Coronavirus LIVE updates: India has set a record of conducting the highest Covid-19 testing in a single day with more than 2.12 mn fresh tests. Stay tuned for corona-related news

Remove content mentioning 'Indian variant' of Covid: Govt to social media

The government has asked social media companies to immediately remove any content from their platform that uses or refers to the term Indian variant' of coronavirus, to curb misinformation

Covid: Real death toll could be 3 times higher than reported, says WHO

Death tolls likely a 'significant undercount', says WHO; at least 6-8 mn people may have died, says WHO expert

India logs 13% fall in new Covid cases in week; still highest globally: WHO

India registered a 13 per cent decrease in new Covid-19 cases in the past week but the number of fresh infections was still the highest around the world, the WHO has said

Invest in health care or face credit rating cuts, says WHO's expert panel

"A pandemic like this one poses huge threats not just to financial stability but to the whole economic and financial system", said Mario Monti

Serum Institute has to 'catch up', supply Covid-19 vaccines: WHO chief

"Once the devastating outbreak in India recedes, we also need the Serum Institute of India to get back on track and catch up on its delivery commitments to Covax," WHO chief said

World is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid', says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom

Highlighting the gap of vaccinations between high-income countries and low and lower-middle countries,WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that world is at risk of 'vaccine apartheid'

Long working hours are killing 745,000 people a year, says WHO study

Working 55 hours or more per week is a serious health hazard, said Maria Neira, director of the WHO's Department of Environment, Climate Change and Health

Covid-19: WHO asks rich countries to delay child vax, donate jabs

Rich nations must delay their plans to vaccinate their children and teenagers against Covid-19 and instead donate the jabs to low-income countries, says World Health Organization

India's Covid-19 situation hugely concerning: WHO chief Tedros Adhanom

India's Covid tally crossed the 10 mn mark on December 19 and in under six months it has doubled, surpassing the grim milestone of 20 mn cases on May 4

Covid-19 pandemic to be 'far more deadly' this year, says WHO chief

We're on track for the second year of this pandemic to be far more deadly than the first, he said

WHO's recognition of Sputnik V vaccine underway: UN Secretary-General

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that the process of recognition by WHO of Russian coronavirus vaccine Sputnik V was underway, and the UN would welcome its completion

WHO has not used term 'Indian Variant' for B.1.617 strain: Health Ministry

A scientist said one can never know the country of origin but only the country where the virus was first sequenced

Covid-19: Panel suggests WHO should have more power to stop pandemics

A panel of independent experts who reviewed the WHO's response to Covid-19 pandemic says the WHO should be granted guaranteed rights of access in countries to investigate emerging outbreaks

Indian Covid variant B.1.617 detected in 44 countries, says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday informed that the B.1.617 variant of Covid-19, first found in India in October last year, had been detected in sequences uploaded from 44 countries