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WHO to make priority pathogen list for tackling future pandemics: Disease X and many more on the listDisease X has been included to represent undiscovered infections that potentially trigger significant outbreaks worldwide. The specialists ...23 Nov, 2022, 01.35 PM IST- WHO: China's COVID plan is 'unsustainable' due to omicronAt a press briefing on Tuesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described China's "zero-COVID" strategy as "not sustainable...17 May, 2022, 09.04 PM IST
- COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO saysPublic health officials have warned it is highly unlikely COVID-19 will be eliminated and say it will continue to kill people, though at mu...20 Jan, 2022, 12.07 PM IST
- COVID-19 health emergency could be over this year, WHO saysDr Michael Ryan, speaking during a panel discussion on vaccine equity hosted by the World Economic Forum, said "we may never end the virus"...18 Jan, 2022, 11.46 PM IST
- WHO chief worried about 'tsunami' of omicron, delta casesAccording to WHO's figures, the number of COVID-19 cases recorded worldwide increased by 11% last week compared with the previous week, wit...29 Dec, 2021, 11.50 PM IST
- Delegates approve 16 per cent increase to WHO budgetDelegates at the World Health Assembly on Thursday approved a 16 per cent increase to WHO's proposed budget for the next two years, setting...28 May, 2021, 04.05 PM IST
- WHO: 'Premature,' 'unrealistic' COVID-19 will end soonThe world's singular focus right now should be to keep transmission of COVID-19 as low as possible, said Dr. Michael Ryan, director of WHO'...02 Mar, 2021, 04.36 PM IST
- World Health Organisation warns coronavirus herd immunity unlikely in 2021 despite vaccinesAt a media briefing on Monday, Dr. Soumya Swaminathan said it was critical countries and their populations maintain strict social distancin...12 Jan, 2021, 11.40 AM IST
- WHO wants you to listen up: No hugs this holiday seasonHugs could be considered 'close contact', said health expert.08 Dec, 2020, 05.50 PM IST
- New daily record as COVID-19 cases hit more than 350,000The World Health Organization has announced a new daily record high in coronavirus cases confirmed worldwide, with more than 350,000 infect...10 Oct, 2020, 09.49 AM IST
- WHO: 1 in 10 people may have contracted COVID-19The estimate - which would amount to more than 760 million people based on current world population of about 7.6 billion - far outstrips th...05 Oct, 2020, 06.02 PM IST
- World Health Organization official hails 'good news' from early trials“We now need to move into larger-scale real-world trials,” Dr Michael Ryan told reporters at a news conference in Geneva. “But it is good t...20 Jul, 2020, 10.01 PM IST
- WHO believes 'unknown pneumonia' in Kazakhstan could be COVID-19"We're looking at the actual testing and the quality of testing to make sure that there haven't been false negative tests for some of those...11 Jul, 2020, 03.34 PM IST
- WHO: Countries complaining about contact tracing are 'lame'In recent months, countries with large outbreaks of COVID-19, including Britain and the US, have said there are simply too many contacts to...29 Jun, 2020, 11.34 PM IST
- WHO: Virus surge due to peak in big countriesAt a media briefing on Monday, WHO's emergencies chief Dr.Michael Ryan said that "the numbers are increasing because the epidemic is develo...23 Jun, 2020, 12.11 PM IST
- How India's experience in defeating two silent killers before may come in handy in fight against coronavirusSpeaking in Geneva, the WHO executive director said that India led the world in the eradication of two silent killers - Small Pox and Polio...25 Mar, 2020, 11.22 AM IST
- India has tremendous capacity in eradicating coronavirus pandemic: WHOThe executive director of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Michael Ryan, said India, the world's second most populous country, has a tr...24 Mar, 2020, 04.25 PM IST
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