Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) announced that it was launching an initiative to help 1.3 billion global tobacco-users quit the habit during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Access Initiative for …
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Sydney: It is time to recognise and mitigate airborne transmission of COVID-19, says a plea to the World Health Organization (WHO) issued by 239 scientists from around the world. The …
Mitigate airborne spread of COVID-19, 239 scientists urge WHO Read More Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) reported a record hike in the number of global coronavirus cases, with the total rising by 212,326 in 24 hours in the highest single-day …
WHO reports record hike in COVID-19 cases Read More Dhaka; Bangladesh ranks 8th in weekly increase in new coronavirus cases across the globe with 26,598 new cases during the period, the World Health Organisation (WHO) data says. As per …
Bangladesh ranked 8th in global weekly increase in corona cases: WHO Read More New Delhi; The World Health Organization is finally sending a team to China next week to prepare to investigate the source of SARS-CoV-2, the virus responsible for the Covid-19 pandemic. …
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) said it is “especially concerned” about the impact of COVID-19 on women, children and adolescents. Speaking at a virtual press conference from Geneva on Friday, …
WHO concerned about COVID-19 impact Read More New Delhi: The spread of Covid-19 by an asymptomatic or someone who is not showing any symptoms appears to be less likely, said WHO in the recently published summary of transmission …
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Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned that the world is “losing its ability” to use critically important antimicrobial medicines. Speaking at a virtual press conference on …
WHO warns of disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance during COVID-19 pandemic Read More Geneva: The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that his organisation hopes to continue cooperation with the United States. “The world has long benefited from the strong, collaborative …
WHO says it hopes to continue collaboration with US Read More Geneva; Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) Director-General, said that a clinical trial of hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on COVID-19 patients has come to “a temporary pause”, while the safety data …
WHO suspends HCQ clinical trial on COVID-19 patients Read More