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WHO backs mask-wearing on long flights given rapid US spread of Omicron variantCountries should consider recommending passengers wear masks on long haul flights to counter the latest Omicron subvariant of COVID-19 give...
10 Jan, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
WHO Europe: No immediate COVID-19 threat from ChinaHans Kluge said that, based on the information WHO had received from china, there was no threat, but more detailed and regular information ...
10 Jan, 2023, 05.14 PM IST
From pandemic to endemic: Can 2022 succeed where 2021 failed?The appetite for economically damaging lockdowns is long gone. Vaccines are protecting swathes of the population, and there is even hope th...
15 Jan, 2022, 11.50 PM IST
Over 50% of Europeans on track to contract Omicron, says WHO"At this rate, the Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME) forecasts that more than 50 percent of the population in the region w...
11 Jan, 2022, 08.00 PM IST
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warnsWhile the variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared and has raised hopes ...
05 Jan, 2022, 12.01 PM IST
Soaring Omicron could lead to more dangerous variants, WHO warnsWhile the variant is spreading like wildfire around the world, it appears to be far less severe than initially feared and has raised hopes ...
05 Jan, 2022, 07.39 AM IST
WHO warns of 'very high' Omicron risk as Covid surges worldwideThe Netherlands and Switzerland said Omicron had become the dominant strain in their countries, and while some studies suggested it causes ...
29 Dec, 2021, 12.43 PM IST
WHO warns of Omicron overload as China, Europe impose new curbsThe US is the nation hit hardest by the pandemic, and is closing in on its daily high of 250,000 cases recorded last January.
28 Dec, 2021, 11.34 PM IST
The way we were: Denmark lifts all COVID-19 curbs"We are definitely at the forefront in Denmark as we have no restrictions, and we are now on the other side of the pandemic thanks to the v...
10 Sep, 2021, 11.28 AM IST
From London to Saint Petersburg, Euro 2020 raises fears of new virus spreadWith vaccination progressing fast across the continent and people eagerly anticipating the holiday season, it is tempting to view large cro...
01 Jul, 2021, 10.54 PM IST
UN: Discussions with Russia on experimental COVID-19 vaccine under wayLast week, Russia became the first country in the world to license a coronavirus vaccine when President Vladimir Putin announced its approv...
20 Aug, 2020, 05.32 PM IST