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Covid-19: After WHO's probe in Wuhan, China calls for origin tracing in US
Zeng Guang, chief epidemiologist at China's Center for Disease Control, said the US should now be "the focus" of global efforts to trace the virus
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US to pay over $200 mn in assessed, current obligations to WHO: Blinken
President Joe Biden, on his first day in office, reversed his predecessor's decision of withdrawing from the WHO
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US to work with global partners to strengthen, reform WHO: Blinken at UNSC
State Secretary Antony Blinken on Wednesday said that America will work with partners around the globe to strengthen and reform the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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Top headlines: Tatas to buy 68% in BigBasket, India Inc profit at new high
Cairn Energy has filed a case in a US district court to enforce a $1.2 billion arbitration award it won in a tax dispute against India, a court document showed. Read top news with Business Standard
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With WHO backing, SII to ship Astra Covid-19 vaccine to 70 countries
After audit of Pune plant, Serum may supply vaccines to UK as well
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WHO authorises AstraZeneca's coronavirus vaccine for emergency use
In a statement Monday, the WHO said it was clearing the AstraZeneca vaccines made by the Serum Institute of India and South Korea's AstraZeneca-SKBio
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World Health Organization pushes back on Wuhan transparency questions
WHO's COVID-19 technical lead Maria Van Kerkhove said the team, comprised of experts from 10 countries, has plans to visit the Wuhan Institute of Virology, among other sites
China: WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early coronavirus patients
The WHO team members and Chinese officials earlier had their first in-person meetings at a hotel ahead of field visits in and around the central city of Wuhan in the coming days
WHO panel highlights effective multilateralism in Covid-19 response
The Panel's report, available in six UN official languages, will be discussed at the on-going World Health Organization (WHO) Executive Board meeting
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World on brink of catastrophic moral failure: WHO on vaccine distribution
"More than 39 mn doses of vaccine have been administered in 49 higher-income countries. Just 25 doses have been given in one lowest-income country. Not 25 mn; not 25 thousand; just 25," said Tedros
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WHO hopes Covid vaccination 'underway in every country in next 100 days'
According to the WHO, 38 out of the 46 countries that have begun inoculations are high-income countries
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'Vaccinationalism' is self-defeating, says UN chief; Covid toll over 2 mn
Since its discovery at the end of December 2019, COVID-19 has now spread to all corners of the world, with cases in 191 countries and regions
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WHO team arrives in Wuhan; Biden to unveil $1.5-trillion stimulus package
China records first Covid-related death in 8 months
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Won't achieve 'herd immunity in 2021' despite Covid-19 vaccines: WHO
Infections numbers are surging around the world, especially in Europe where nations have been forced to ramp up virus restrictions even as vaccines are rolled out
Ebola vaccines stockpiled to stamp out future outbreaks, says WHO
The World Health Organisation and partners said on Tuesday they are creating a global stockpile of Ebola vaccines to help stamp out future outbreaks
China doubles down on Covid-19 narrative as WHO investigation looms
China has dismissed criticism of its early handling of the coronavirus, first identified in the city of Wuhan at the end of 2019
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Trump's poll slump to Brexit deal: 2020, a year of disorder amid Covid-19
Trump lost ground, UK exited the EU and the global backlash against China reached new heights for its handling of the pandemic
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New coronavirus variant found in UK is not out of control yet: WHO
Pfizer and Moderna testing their vaccines against the new version of virus
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Pfizer, BioNtech in final stages of talks with WHO to join Covax alliance
The ultra-cold chain requirement of Pfizer's vaccine, unlike most other vaccines, makes it a challenge for most countries including India to store and transport
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India recorded largest reductions in malaria cases between 2000-2019: WHO
India made impressive gains in the global fight against malaria, recording the largest reduction in cases in South-East Asia from 20 million in 2000 to about 5.6 million
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