Friday, Mar 29, 2024 | Last Update : 03:16 AM IST

who

AA Edit | Keep doctors, all medics safe

Violence against healthcare providers and hospitals is a regular occurrence in almost all states despites acts to protect them

19 May 2023 12:15 AM

India questions WHO's methodology to estimate COVID-19 mortalities

India has shared its concerns with the methodology along with other member states through a series of formal communications

17 Apr 2022 10:51 AM

India removes Singapore from list of 'at-risk' nations

Dozens of countries have imposed travel restrictions on the southern African nations since the mutation was discovered

09 Dec 2021 5:21 PM

WHO to meet on Friday to assess new COVID-19 variant detected in South Africa

The latest variant is the most heavily mutated version discovered so far

26 Nov 2021 12:51 PM

WHO: Coronavirus cases declining everywhere except Europe

Nearly two-thirds of the coronavirus infections - 1.9 million - were in Europe, where cases rose by 7 per cent

11 Nov 2021 11:28 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

Australia adds Covaxin to list of 'recognised' COVID-19 vaccines

COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration after an assessment and approval process

01 Nov 2021 1:29 PM

Covid virus expected to continue to transmit for a very long time: WHO

Populations where more people were previously infected and where vaccination coverage is high are expected to be less impacted by the virus

28 Sep 2021 1:44 PM

Managing Healthcare Operations During the COVID-19 Pandemic- A Leader’s Perspective

The first major challenge has been the lack of adequate capacity to manage supplies and patient volumes

23 Sep 2021 11:10 PM

'Delta variant in 135 countries, COVID cases could exceed 200 million by next week'

Cases from India, Indonesia and Thailand accounted for 80 per cent of new cases being reported from the region

05 Aug 2021 1:51 PM

Govt asks social media firms to remove contents referring to Indian variant

IT Ministry asserted that the WHO has not associated the term Indian Variant with the B.1.617 variant of the coronavirus

23 May 2021 1:15 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

WHO reminds Serum Institute of its COVAX commitments amidst soaring demand in India

Earlier this month, Adar Poonawalla said it was not possible to ramp up production overnight

18 May 2021 11:18 AM

WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as variant of global concern

'There is need for more information on the epidemiologic studies that are underway, the studies that are evaluating neutralization severity'

11 May 2021 12:50 PM

WHO to set up centre for traditional medicine in India

WHO Director General made the announcement at an event in which PM Modi inaugurated two Ayurveda institutions in Jaipur and Jamnagar

13 Nov 2020 2:29 PM

Steroids hailed as 'strongly recommeded' drug for seriously ill COVID patients: Study

The analysis found that steroids improve survival rates of COVID-19 patients sick enough to be in intensive care in hospital

03 Sep 2020 9:29 AM

COVID-19: Washington Post praises Mumbai's Dharavi efforts

The American daily newspaper appreciated Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation for the way Dharavi has beaten back the virus against all odds

02 Aug 2020 10:54 AM

ADVERTISEMENT

Proactive screening helped curb Dharavi’s COVID-19 spread: BMC

According to data, 82 percent of patients in Dharavi have recovered, bringing down the number of active cases to 166

12 Jul 2020 11:47 AM

‘Great news’: WHO responds to dexamethasone trial results

Researchers share initial results of the trial with WHO, “and we are looking forward to the full data analysis in the coming days,” it said

17 Jun 2020 12:23 PM

WHO calls for 'intermittent' lockdowns in Pakistan as virus surges

Hospitals across Pakistan say they are at or near capacity, and some are turning COVID-19 patients away

10 Jun 2020 1:58 PM

WHO rubbishes Italian doc's claim on virus losing potency

Professor Alberto Zangrillo, head of intensive care at Italy’s San Raffaele Hospital said that new coronavirus “clinically no longer exists”

02 Jun 2020 11:44 AM

Google detects coronavirus-themed phishing attacks by firms in India posing as WHO, banks

The sites typically feature fake login pages that prompt potential victims to give up their Google account credentials and phone numbers

31 May 2020 7:11 PM

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT