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08 Jan 2023

'Concerned' about risk to life in China due to Covid-19 spread, says WHO

The massive surge in Covid-19 cases in China -- that has filled hospitals and overwhelmed funeral homes -- has raised global concerns about the potential emergence of new coronavirus variants.

22 Dec 2022

'Very concerned', says WHO chief as Covid-19 wreaks havoc in China

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the UN agency needs more information on Covid-19 severity in China, particularly regarding hospital and intensive care unit admissions.

11 Sep 2022

WHO makes BIG claim, says Covid ‘kills one person every 44 seconds globally'

“The number of weekly reported deaths may have dropped by more than 80 per cent since February, but even so, last week one person died with Covid-19 every 44 seconds,” Ghebreyesus said.

Monkeypox Virus Outbreak

31 Aug 2022

Several countries continue to see rise in monkeypox infections, warns WHO

Since early May 2022, monkeypox cases have been reported from countries where the disease is not endemic.

15 Jul 2022

WHO says 'Covid nowhere near over', India begins free booster shots for adults

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus pointed out surveillance has reduced significantly worldwide New waves of the virus demonstrate again that Covid-19 is nowhere near over, WHO said India logged a single-day rise of 20,038 new coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours

08 Jul 2022

New Omicron sub-variant BA.2.75 in India a cause for worry?What we know so far

BA.2.75 has also been reported from around 10 other countries WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the global health agency is tracking the new sub-variant WHO's Technical Advisory Group on SARS-CoV-2 Virus Evolution (TAG-VE) committee is constantly looking at data from around the world

29 Jun 2022

WHO's BIG warning: 'Covid-19 cases rising in 110 countries........'

WHO chief has warned that Covid-19 cases are rising fast across the globe He said the “pandemic is changing but it's not over'' Ghebreyesus said the ability to track the virus is ''under threat" as reporting and genomic sequences are declining

24 May 2022

Covid-19 pandemic 'far from over': WHO chief issues fresh warning

WHO chief has issued a fresh warning about Covid-19 He said that the pandemic is far from over Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus also called for a 'stronger and sustainably financed WHO'

22 May 2022

WHO honours India's one million all-women ASHA volunteers, here's why

ASHA volunteers were honoured by WHO. WHO Director-General announced six awards to recognise outstanding contributions to advancing global health.

Fourth wave scare

11 May 2022

Rising cases highlight 'volatility of virus': WHO warns pandemic 'not over'

WHO chief on Tuesday warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is 'not over'. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the rise in cases in more than 50 countries highlights the 'volatility of this virus'. 'For the moment at least, hospitalisations and deaths are not rising as quickly as in previous waves,' he said.

11 May 2022

China's zero-Covid policy not 'sustainable': WHO as millions face lockdowns

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that increased knowledge about coronavirus and better tools to combat it also suggested it was "time for a change of strategy".

19 Jan 2022

Omicron continues to sweep world, narrative that it is 'mild' is misleading

World Health Organization has warned that Omicron continues to sweep the world WHO said that the narrative this variant of Covid-19 is 'mild' is 'misleading'. It said it is concerned about the impact Omicron is having on already exhausted health workers and overburdened health systems.

21 Dec 2021

Omicron spreading faster than Delta, infecting vaccinated people: WHO

"There is now consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the briefing. "And it is more likely people vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 could be infected or re-infected," Tedros said.

15 Dec 2021

Omicron spreading at a rate world has not seen with any previous variant: WHO

WHO has warned that Omicron is spreading at a rate that the world has not seen with any previous variant. The global health body said reality is that Omicron is probably in most countries, 'even if it hasn’t been detected yet'. The UN agency also stated that evolving evidence suggests a 'small decline' in the effectiveness of vaccines.

13 Dec 2021

COVID-19 pandemic pushed over half a billion into extreme poverty: UN report

The findings highlighted the devastating impact of COVID-19 on people`s ability to obtain healthcare and pay for it. “There is no time to spare," said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The pandemic also triggered the worst economic crisis since the 1930s.

09 Dec 2021

Omicron variant may change course of Covid-19 pandemic, warns WHO chief

The WHO has called on all countries to increase surveillance, testing and sequencing, and to submit more data to the WHO Clinical Data Platform using an updated online case reporting form.

30 Nov 2021

New COVID-19 variant Omicron poses 'very high' risk, warns WHO

If the virus proves dangerous as feared, "the impact on vulnerable populations would be substantial, particularly in countries with low vaccination coverage, WHO said, noting that no deaths linked to omicron have been reported so far.

25 Oct 2021

When will COVID-19 pandemic end? Here's what the WHO chief says

WHO Director-General has spoken on 'When will the COVID-19 pandemic end'. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus answered the questing during his address at the World Health Summit in Berlin.

Henrietta Lacks

19 Oct 2021

Cells of a woman who died of Cancer 70 yrs ago, still saves millions of lives

Henrietta Lacks cells are known as 'HeLa' cells and were the first cells to be ever cloned HeLa cells have been used in over 75,000 vital medical research studies

22 Sep 2021

WHO chief hails India's move to resume COVID-19 vaccine exports

India on Monday said that it will resume export of surplus COVID-19 vaccines in the fourth quarter of 2021 under the ''Vaccine Maitri'' programme and to meet its commitment to the COVAX global pool.

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