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US extends mask mandate for public transportation, flights until May 3: CDC

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) announced on Wednesday that it is extending its Covid-19 mask mandate for public transportation and airplanes until May 3.

Continuing to monitor 'several descendent lineages' of Omicron variant: WHO

The World Health Organisation has said that it is continuing to monitor several descendent lineages of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including two new sublineages.

Covaxin supply suspension by WHO not to impact travel by people: MEA

WHO suspending the supply of Covaxin through UN procurement agencies over "process and facility upgrade" requirements will not have an impact on travel

Decoded: How WHO's mRNA Tech Transfer Hub is working for vaccine access

After examining several proposals from India, Hyderabad-based Biological E has now been selected to partner with WHO to make mRNA technology-based vaccines in the country

What is the road ahead for India as fresh Covid-19 cases dip below 1,000

Fresh cases of Covid-19 dropped below 1,000-mark on Monday -- the lowest since April 2020 when it all began. The signs of recovery are apparent now. Can we afford to lower the guard now?

WHO warns of severe air pollution, says UN health agency in a statement

WHO estimated that more than 13 million deaths worldwide each year are due to preventable environmental causes, including seven million deaths related to air pollution

Biological E recipient of mRNA tech as part of WHO's tech transfer hub

WHO and partners to work with Indian govt and the firm to develop roadmap and put in place training and support for Biological E to start producing mRNA vaccines at the earliest

Budget Session: 'Lowest' Covid deaths, panel on MSP, and more

India has one of the "lowest" 374 Covid-19 deaths per million population, according to the World Health Organisation

PM hails initiative to set up WHO centre of traditional medicine in Gujarat

A day after the Government of India signed an agreement with World Health Organization for establishing the WHO Global Centre for Traditional Medicine in Jamnagar, Gujarat, PM Modi hailed the move

12 killed, 34 injured on healthcare facilities in 43 Ukraine attacks: WHO

WHO on Thursday said that at least 12 people have been killed and 34 people have been injured in at least 43 attacks on health care facilities in Ukraine amid intensified attacks by Russia

Ukraine war: WHO delays assessment of Russia's Sputnik Covid vaccine

The World Health Organization (WHO) has delayed the assessment process for granting emergency use authorisation to Russia's Sputnik V vaccine against Covid, in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.

Global Covid-19 cases on rise again despite reduced testing: WHO

The WHO has sounded the alarm over a global spike in Covid-19 cases, despite reduced testing and several weeks of declining infections.

WHO says rise in global Covid cases is the tip of the iceberg

'Surges are to be expected particularly in areas where measures to prevent transmission have been lifted,' says WHO head

Covid-19: New deaths reported fell by 17% last week, but cases rising

The number of new coronavirus deaths reported worldwide fell by 17% in the last week while COVID infections rose, reversing a decline in cases that first began in January, according to WHO

Flow of health supplies is reaching Ukraine amid Russian invasion, says WHO

A flow of medical gear and equipment, including trauma kits, is reaching Ukraine to prop up a health care system grappling with a shortage of supplies amid Russia's invasion, the WHO said on Monday

Maternity hospital among 18 Ukraine medical centers hit, says WHO

An airstrike on a maternity hospital in the port city of Mariupol wounded women waiting to give birth and buried children in the rubble as Russian forces intensified their siege of Ukrainian cities

Covid-19 case numbers, deaths continue to drop globally, says WHO

The number of new coronavirus cases and deaths globally have continued to fall in the past week, the World Health Organization said Wednesday

Global death toll inflicted by coronavirus pandemic crosses 6 million: WHO

The worldwide death toll inflicted by the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic has surpassed six million, reaching 6,004,421 as of Tuesday, according to the World Health Organization (WHO)

WHO calls for health, humanitarian principles in resolving Ukraine crisis

A World Health Organization (WHO) official has urged that health and humanitarian principles should play as key drivers of peace in Ukraine.

Moderna, WHO set for vaccine clash as patents threaten mRNA use

Medecins Sans Frontiers and other health and relief groups are calling on the vaccine-maker to abandon three patent applications filed years ago in South Africa