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People have their blood drawn by a nurse for an antibody test for the coronavirus, also called a serology test. (AFP)

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...

17 Jun 2020 12:23 PM IST

North and South America currently have 4 of the 10 worst hit countries in the world

North and South America currently have 4 of the 10 worst hit countries...

The disease is 'highly active in Central and South America, says WHO's emergency expert, highlighting problems in Brazil...

13 Jun 2020 11:17 AM IST

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. (AFP)

WHO hopes to work with US on Ebola despite recent conflict

12 people had been infected with Ebola in the outbreak of the deadly disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo on...

11 Jun 2020 2:59 PM IST

Health workers wearing protective gear are seen at the Central de Abastos market in Mexico City. (AFP)

Latin America hits 70,000 virus deaths as Mexico reports record daily...

The World Health Organization has declared that Latin America is the new hotspot for the coronavirus pandemic

11 Jun 2020 9:31 AM IST

Commuters return from the capital city of Islamabad, in Rawalpindi. (AFP)

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 IST

President Pierre Nkurunziza after Ndayishimiye was chosen as the partys presidential candidate at a national conference for the ruling CNDD-FDD party in the rural province of Gitega, Burundi. (AP)

Burundi: Officials say president died of heart attack, many suspect...

Burundi's government had downplayed the virus and held the election and large rallies while also firing their WHO...

10 Jun 2020 9:52 AM IST

Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro (C). (AFP)

Bolsonaro threatens to pull Brazil from WHO over 'ideological bias'

WHO had earlier warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of...

6 Jun 2020 10:45 AM IST

Shoppers wear face masks in Covent Garden, central London on July 24, 2020, as lockdown restrictions continue to be eased during the novel coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic. - Face coverings are now compulsory for customers in shops in England, as new coronavirus rules came into force on Friday. (AFP)

Rules tighten across Europe as WHO warns of virus spike

Europe accounts for a fifth of the world's more than 15 million infections and remains the hardest-hit region in terms...

25 July 2020 10:22 AM IST

Dr. Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization (WHO) representative in China, speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at the WHOs offices in Beijing. (AP)

WHO experts to visit China as part of COVID-19 investigation

The WHO mission is politically sensitive, with the US moving to cut ties with it over allegations the agency is biased...

10 July 2020 2:47 PM IST

A woman displays information on her phone while checking in to be tested at a COVID-19 testing center at Lincoln Park. (AFP)

We can now trap coronavirus in this 'catch and kill' air filter

According to a recent study, the device killed 99.8 per cent of the novel coronavirus, SARS-CoV-2, in a single pass...

8 July 2020 2:44 PM IST

US president Donald Trump. (AP)

US officially notifies UN of withdrawal from World Health Organization

Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, says he would reverse the decision on his first day in...

8 July 2020 9:44 AM IST

World Health Organization headquarters at Geneva. (AFP)

WHO acknowledges 'evidence' of COVID-19 airborne spread

The change in the WHO's assessment of risk of transmission could affect its current advice on keeping 1 metre of...

8 July 2020 9:00 AM IST