Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 storyThat the Chinese government muzzled scientists, hindered international investigations and censored online discussion of the pandemic is wel...
23 Apr, 2023, 08.55 PM IST
228 probable unexplained cases of child hepatitis: WHO"As of May 1, at least 228 probable cases were reported to WHO from 20 countries, with over 50 additional cases under investigation," WHO s...
03 May, 2022, 04.20 PM IST
Russia widens attacks on Ukrainian citiesWhile Russia was attacking a wide circle of cities Friday, Russian and Ukrainian forces were girding for what is shaping up to be a climact...
12 Mar, 2022, 03.00 PM IST
Fears of medical shortages and disease in Ukraine after Russian invasionFears of a wider public health crisis are growing as people flee their homes, health services are interrupted and supplies fail to reach Uk...
01 Mar, 2022, 11.57 AM IST
How Omicron, the new COVID-19 variant, got its nameThere are now seven “variants of interest” or “variants of concern,” and they each have a Greek letter, according to a WHO tracking page.
28 Nov, 2021, 12.07 PM IST
US, Britain seek new WHO look into COVID origins in ChinaWHO and Chinese experts issued a first report in March that laid out four hypotheses about how the pandemic emerged. The joint team said th...
28 May, 2021, 09.40 PM IST
Rush to hospitals, big gatherings worsen India COVID crisis - WHOIndia's death toll is now pushing towards 200,000, and hospitals that do not have enough oxygen supplies and beds are turning away coronavi...
27 Apr, 2021, 04.17 PM IST
World Health Organization says discussing new COVID-19 vaccine with RussiaPresident Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday that Russia had become the first country in the world to grant regulatory approval to a COVID-19 v...
11 Aug, 2020, 04.03 PM IST
WHO ministerial to open on May 18; UNICEF seeks flights for vaccinesThe annual meeting of health ministers will take place virtually from May 18, with the focus on the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Org...
01 May, 2020, 04.18 PM IST
Xi Jinping says China facing 'big test' with virus, global impact spreadsIn a rare admission, at a meeting to coordinate the fight against the virus, Xi added that China must learn from "obvious shortcomings expo...
24 Feb, 2020, 08.05 AM IST
Coronavirus death toll jumps past 500 in China, more cases found on cruise ship off JapanHubei province, the epicentre of the epidemic, reported 70 new deaths on Wednesday and 2,987 new confirmed cases - more than 80% of the tot...
06 Feb, 2020, 10.45 AM IST
WHO calls emergency meeting on yellow fever outbreakWHO has sent 11.7 million doses to Angola and there are plans to vaccinate 2.2 million people in DR Congo.
19 May, 2016, 09.08 AM IST