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The P4 laboratory at the Wuhan Institute of Virology in Wuhan in Chinas central Hubei province. (AFP)

What happens at the Wuhan Institute of Virology?

The Chinese laboratory at the heart of the US-China virus spat, is accused of being the source of the coronavirus...

6 May 2020 2:32 PM IST

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WHO: Pompeo's statement about coronavirus emerging from Wuhan lab...

Pompeo Sunday said there was a significant amount of evidence that the virus emerged from a Wuhan lab.

5 May 2020 12:11 PM IST

A woman wearing a face mask made from cloth sanitises her hand before boarding a train in Nizamuddin, New Delhi. PTI

Cloth masks effective only with distancing, says WHO

The use of cloth masks should always be accompanied by frequent hand hygiene and physical distancing

8 Jun 2020 2:17 AM IST

Border closures and travel restrictions remain an important part of many countries strategy to combat the novel coronavirus. (AP)

Closing borders not a 'sustainable strategy' against virus: WHO

The organization urged countries to adopt comprehensive strategies based on local knowledge of where coronavirus is...

27 July 2020 8:20 PM IST

World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press conference organised by the Geneva Association of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus, on July 3, 2020 at the WHO headquarters in Geneva.(AFP)

WHO says it was alerted about virus by its own office in China, not...

The UN health body has been accused by US President Trump of being complacent towards China, which it denies

4 July 2020 9:01 AM IST

A view of deserted roads near Dharavi during the lockdown. Washington Post has lauded the Dharavi-model that helps contain the spread of Coronavirus. (PTI Photo)

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...

2 Aug 2020 10:54 AM IST

A nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) is seen at Casa Serena, an Old Age home in Johannesburg. (AFP)

South Africa's COVID-19 cases surpass half a million

Confirmed coronavirus cases in Africa as a whole approached a million

2 Aug 2020 8:54 AM IST

US President Donald Trump arrives at Wilmington International Airport in Wilmington, North Carolina. (AFP)

US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Trump pullout

However, US will continue to participate in select WHO technical and policy meetings that have a direct bearing on the...

3 Sept 2020 1:00 PM IST

Some nations have worked directly to secure supplies of vaccine, but others are pooling efforts to ensure success. The Trump administration said that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine. (Representational Image:AP)

US will not join global effort to find and distribute COVID-19 vaccine

The decision to go it alone follows the White House's decision in early July to pull the United States out of the WHO

2 Sept 2020 10:29 AM IST

At least 23 other countries have reported omicron infections since South African authorities first identified the variant a week ago. (AP)

US reports first case of omicron variant in returning traveller

Fauci and other medical experts strongly emphasized that Americans should continue to get vaccinated and get their...

2 Dec 2021 1:17 PM IST

These findings highlight the urgent need for countries to implement stronger tobacco control measures (Photo: AFP)

Mohan Guruswamy | Tobacco India's top health crisis: Act now, or just...

It is not that the incidence of smoking is low in India if we take into consideration the widespread bidi habit

31 May 2021 7:39 AM IST

Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, COVID-19 Technical Lead at the WHO. (Twitter Screenshot)

WHO classifies B1617 COVID-19 variant, first identified in India, as...

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

11 May 2021 12:50 PM IST