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WHO says more than 11,000 Ebola vaccines will go to Guinea
AP, Dakar, Senegal
PUBLISHED ON FEB 18, 2021 07:38 PM IST
WHO regional director for Africa Dr. Matshidiso Moeti said Thursday that 11,000 Ebola vaccines are being prepared in Geneva and are expected to arrive in Guinea over the weekend.
Covid-19 world tracker: Five countries with maximum confirmed cases
By hindustantimes.com | Written by Srivatsan K C, Hindustan Times, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON FEB 06, 2021 11:29 PM IST
Here is the list of five countries that have reported the maximum number of confirmed Covid-19 cases.
Brazil temporarily bans flights from South Africa, UK to prevent Covid-19 spread
ANI
UPDATED ON JAN 27, 2021 08:09 AM IST
International flights to Brazil, which depart from or pass through the United Kingdom and South Africa, have been temporarily banned to curb Covid-19 spread as new mutant strains of coronavirus have been detected in South Africa and earlier in UK
WHO stops short of advising proof of Covid-19 shots for travel
Reuters
PUBLISHED ON JAN 16, 2021 08:20 AM IST
The WHO's Emergency Committee, composed of 19 independent experts, held its sixth meeting in a year as the global death toll from the pandemic reached two million among more than 90 million cases.
486 fresh cases in capital, test positivity rate drops to 0.63%
By HT Correspondent | Hindustan Times, New Delhi, New Delhi
PUBLISHED ON JAN 08, 2021 02:39 AM IST
The new cases on Thursday resulted from the 77,522 tests conducted the previous day, including 43,347 RT-PCR tests and 34,175 rapid antigen tests, according to the bulletin issued by the Delhi health department.
Covid-19: Timeline of events that led to China blocking WHO’s team
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Kunal Gaurav | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 08:34 PM IST
After the WHO chief publicly expressed disappointment in a rare rebuke to Beijing, Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said that “there’s no need to read too much into it.”
Impasse over WHO virus mission ‘not just a visa issue’ says China
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Srivatsan K C | Beijing
PUBLISHED ON JAN 06, 2021 02:27 PM IST
UK coronavirus variant detected in 41 countries/territories: WHO
By Asian News International | Posted by Karan Manral | Geneva
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 12:10 PM IST
On December 14, 2020, the UK announced that a new coronavirus strain had been detected in the country, with the new variant being 70 per cent more transmissible.
WHO disappointed China hasn’t granted entry to coronavirus experts
By Asian News International | Posted by Kanishka Sarkar | Geneva (Switzerland)
UPDATED ON JAN 06, 2021 05:54 AM IST
Beijing had previously said it would give the WHO’s expert team full access to investigate the Covid-19 origin.
Covid-19: WHO chief ‘disappointed’ at delayed access for China investigation team
By Associated Press | Posted by Kunal Gaurav | Geneva
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 11:37 PM IST
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference that Chinese officials have not yet finalized the necessary permissions for the team’s arrival in China.
China doubles down on Covid-19 narrative as WHO investigation looms
By Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Shanghai
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 02:38 PM IST
Amid simmering geopolitical tensions, experts said the investigators were unlikely to be allowed to scrutinise some of the more sensitive aspects of the outbreak, with Beijing desperate to avoid blame for a virus that has killed more than 1.8 million people worldwide.
World could see 1 mn additional TB cases due to malnutrition post pandemic
By Anonna Dutt | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 05, 2021 11:29 AM IST
TB notification dropped by 50 to 60% during the pandemic, which might result in higher cases in the future, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, WHO senior scientist, said
New diseases deadlier than Covid-19 could hit humans: Doctor who discovered Ebola warns
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 03:10 PM IST
The World Health Organization (WHO) has said “Disease X”, where “X” stands for unexpected, is hypothetical for now, an outbreak that scientists and public health experts fear could lead to serious disease around the world if and when it occurs.
Covishield vaccine to be sold to govt at Rs 200/ dose, higher price for private buyers, says Adar Poonawalla
By Associated Press | Posted by Arpan Rai | New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 09:56 AM IST
With rich nations reserving most of the vaccines that will be made this year, Serum Institute — the world’s largest vaccine manufacturer — is likely to make most of the inoculations for developing countries.
Covid-19: India approves first 2 vaccines, UK to begin another immunisation drive
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Karan Manral | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 04, 2021 09:23 AM IST
Brazil might procure vaccines from India while Jordan announces deal for three million doses.
Where are we in the Covid-19 vaccine race?
By Reuters | Posted by Deepali Sharma
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 02:52 PM IST
The World Health Organization on Thursday listed the vaccine for emergency use, in a move seeking to speed access to it in the developing world.
WHO welcomes India’s decision giving emergency use approval to Covid-19 vaccines
By hindustantimes.com| Edited by Susmita Pakrasi | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON JAN 03, 2021 01:40 PM IST
Drugs Controller General of India VG Somani has formally announced the approval for the emergency-use of two coronavirus vaccines, one developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University and the other by local company Bharat Biotech.
The vaccine clearance brings hope to 2021
PUBLISHED ON JAN 01, 2021 08:08 PM IST
The logistics of administering the vaccine are daunting, but the preparations are in place
WHO grants ‘emergency validation’ to Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Prashasti Singh | Geneva
UPDATED ON JAN 01, 2021 06:13 AM IST
Britain launched its inoculation drive with the US-German vaccine on December 8, with the United States, Canada and EU countries following suit.
Covid-19 pandemic: Timeline of what WHO did from January 9
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Srivatsan K C | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 30, 2020 11:23 PM IST
With a new mutation of the coronavirus detected and more vaccine candidates emerging, here is a look back at some of the important scientific interventions by the WHO in a year that has been ravaged by the pandemic.
Health group CEPI to help fund Indian drugmaker’s Covid-19 vaccine
By Reuters | Posted by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Bengaluru
UPDATED ON DEC 29, 2020 05:13 PM IST
The Hyderabad-based company’s Covid-19 vaccine candidate is currently in early- to mid-stage trials, with plans to start late-stage trials in April.
You may need vaccine passport for travel next year: All you need to know about it
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Prashasti Singh | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 28, 2020 10:52 AM IST
Along with masks and social distancing, another new normal that is likely to emerge is the vaccine passport application, according to a CNN report.
Indoor air pollution: Don’t brush it aside
PUBLISHED ON DEC 26, 2020 07:43 PM IST
In the discussions on air pollution, IAP often loses out to outdoor pollution. But as the extent of the challenge shows, IAP is an equally big problem. Let’s not brush it under the carpet.
Don’t squander sacrifices of 2020: WHO chief
By Agence France-Presse | Posted by Arpan Rai | Geneva
UPDATED ON DEC 26, 2020 07:17 AM IST
Millions were making “heart-wrenching sacrifices” by staying away from loved ones on Christmas Day, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a video clip posted to Twitter late Thursday, while others will have a missing face at the family table.
Covid-19: Learning to beat a virus
By Binayak Dasgupta | Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON DEC 24, 2020 11:40 PM IST
The world, scientifically and technologically, has never been better prepared to deal with a pandemic than it is right now and our efforts to tackle Sars-CoV-2 capitalise on decades of advances.
US loses one life every 33 seconds to Covid-19 in deadliest week so far
By Reuters | Posted by Shivani Kumar
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 08:41 AM IST
The disease claimed more than 18,000 lives in the seven days ended Dec. 20, up 6.7% from the prior week to hit another record high, according to a Reuters analysis of state and county reports.
Covid-19: Pfizer, Moderna testing vaccines on new strain
By HT Correspondent | Geneva/ Berlin
UPDATED ON DEC 23, 2020 05:56 AM IST
Both companies are performing tests to see if their vaccines work against the mutated variant.
WHO calls meeting on new virus variant, European chief says
By Reuters | Posted by Ayshee Bhaduri | Geneva
PUBLISHED ON DEC 22, 2020 04:32 PM IST
The Geneva-based body has cautioned against major alarm over the variant, saying it was a normal part of a pandemic’s evolution and praising Britain for detecting it.
New coronavirus variant can be stopped using same preventive measures: WHO
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Shankhyaneel Sarkar | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 10:46 AM IST
The discovery of the new Covid-19 strain B117 has led to a Christmas lockdown in London and southern England.
India reports lowest daily Covid-19 cases at 19,556 since July
By hindustantimes.com | Edited by Meenakshi Ray | Hindustan Times, New Delhi
UPDATED ON DEC 22, 2020 10:04 AM IST
India’s Covid-19 tally now stands at 10,075,116 with 9,636,487 recoveries and 146,111 deaths so far, according to the health ministry’s coronavirus dashboard at 8am.
