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India To Head WHO Exec Board From Friday Amid Leadership Vacuum Post-COVID
At a time when the credibility of the World Health Organization (WHO) has plummeted to an all time low and internationally there's a groundswell for new leadership, India's Health Minister Harsh Vardhan is all set to be the chairman of the WHO's Executive Board. He has been elected to the post and will take charge this Friday itself, succeeding Japan's Dr Hiroki Nakatani.....
US COVID-19 Deaths Top 100,000: Johns Hopkins University
The number of COVID-19 deaths in the US topped 100,000 on Wednesday, reaching 100,047, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.....
Covid-19 Pandemic Affecting Mental Health Of Millions: WHO
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), said that the ongoing global Covid-19 pandemic has affected the mental health of millions of people. ....
'Early Stages' Of Covid's Third Wave, Warns WHO Chief
The world is now in the early stages of a third wave, amid rising cases of Covid's Delta variant, World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said. ....
110 Countries Recognise India's Covishield, Covaxin: Source
As of now as many as 110 countries have recognized India's Covid vaccines -- Covishield and Covaxin -- and have agreed to mutual recognition of Covid-19 vaccination certificates with India, said official sources in the Union Health Ministry. ....
Blanket Travel Bans Will Not Prevent International Spread Of Omicron Variant: WHO
The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that blanket travel bans will not prevent the international spread of the Covid-19 Omicron variant, even as dozens of countries have already introduced such restrictions. ....
Omicron Risk 'very High,' Could Ravage Health Systems: WHO
The overall risk associated with the Omicron variant remains 'very high' which could cause widespread disruption to health systems and other critical services, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has warned. ....
NeoCov's Potential Danger To Humans Requires Further Study: WHO
Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential needs further clarity. ....
Two Terrorists Killed In J&K's Baramulla, Were Tasked To Disrupt Agniveer Rally (Lead)
Two terrorists, who had come to disrupt the army's 'Agniveer' recruitment, were killed in an encounter with the security forces in Jammu and Kashmir's Baramulla district on Friday, police said. ....
Satyendra Jain Threatening Me, Paid Rs 50 Cr To AAP: Conman Chandrashekhar's Letter To L-G
Incarcerated conman Sukesh Chandrashekhar has filed a complaint with the Delhi Lieutenant Governor Vinai Kumar Saxena, alleging that AAP leader Satyendar Jain, who is lodged in Tihar Jail number-7, was threatening him through Director General Prison and jail administration to withdraw a complaint filed in the high court. ....
