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G7 pledges 870 mn Covid vaccine doses, half to be delivered by 2021-end
Leaders of G7 countries have agreed in an agreement at their summit to share at least 870 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines directly, at least half of which are to be delivered by the end of 2021
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Covid LIVE: G7 calls for transparent, expert-led study on virus origins
Coronavirus live updates: ICMR will conduct a national sero survey to assess the spread of Covid-19. Stay tuned for coronavirus related news
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Quad on track to provide a billion vaccines to Southeast Asia: WH official
The commitment of the Quad nations to provide a billion Covid vaccines to people in Southeast Asia by 2022 is still on track, despite a devastating second wave of the coronavirus pandemic in India
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High vaccination rates can help reduce risk of coronavirus variants: WHO
Dr. Michael Ryan, WHO's emergencies chief, told a news conference that ultimately, high levels of vaccination coverage are the way out of this pandemic
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WHO warns against overpriced vaccines, substandard coronavirus products
WHO warned of the danger of buying overpriced vaccines from intermediaries, reminding those countries should buy vaccines certified by the WHO and make sure to identify the origin of the product
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Blinken calls on China to cooperate in 'getting to bottom' of Covid origins
The United States needs to delve deeper into the origins of COVID-19 and hold China accountable, said Antony Blinken in an interview aired amid calls for a fresh probe into the origins of the virus
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WHO warns of 'failure' unless rich countries speed up Covid vaccine sharing
WHO praises US plan to release doses early, says nearly $17-bn funding gap remains
Only one strain of Covid-19 variant found in India of concern, says WHO
Variants no longer classified as Variants of Concerns or Variants Of Interests will continue to be monitored as part of overall evolution of SARS-CoV-2
Only one of three strains of B.1.617 coronavirus variant now a concern: WHO
WHO has said only B.1.617.2, one of the three strains of the B.1.617 COVID-19 variant first detected in India, is a variant of concern now
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Time has come for global pandemic treaty, says WHO Chief Ghebreyesus
The Covid-19 pandemic has proved that the world needs a pandemic treaty to strengthen both the World Health Organization (WHO) and global health security, WHO Director-General said
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End stigma, aid science: WHO hopes Greek names for Covid strains will do so
A country may be more willing to report it has found a new variant if it knows nomenclature won't cause trouble, say experts.
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Global coronavirus update: Covid-19 caseload tops 168.5 mn, says WHO
The overall global Covid-19 caseload has topped 168.5 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 3.50 million, according to official figures published by the World Health Organization (WHO)
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Delegates approve 16% increase to WHO budget to bolster global health
A commissioned review of the WHO in the wake of its global handling of the COVID-19 pandemic suggested the agency could have acted faster
India supports call for detailed studies on origins of coronavirus
India on Friday supported the renewed global call for a comprehensive study by the WHO into the origins of coronavirus
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Covid surge resulted in shorfall of 190 mn doses by June in India: COVAX
The terrible" surge of the coronavirus cases in India has severely impacted COVAX's vaccine supply in the second quarter of this year, according to a joint statement by the WHO, UNICEF, GAVI and CEPI
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China under pressure over probe into Covid-19, scientists demand clarity
China is coming under increasing pressure over probe into the origins of the COVID-19, even as scientists are demanding more clarity to go into the roots of the global pandemic
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Merkel, Macron back efforts to improve WHO as meeting opens
They were among leaders rallying around efforts to strengthen the World Health Organization
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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
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Case fatality rate of Covid-19 in J-K lower than other states: WHO official
The case fatality rate of COVID-19 in Jammu and Kashmir is lower compared to other states in the country, which indicates the disease is under control, surveillance medical officer of the WHO said
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China denounces US appeal for Taiwan to participate in WHO meeting
China's government criticised US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday for urging the World Health Organisation to invite Taiwan to participate in a meeting this month
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