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Over 25 world leaders call for international pandemic treaty: WHO chief

Over 25 leaders from "the G20, G7 and from every region" have unanimously called for an international treaty for pandemic preparedness and response, the World Health Organisation (WHO) chief said

Europe's coronavirus vaccination program is ''unacceptably slow'', says WHO

European nations' immunisation campaigns against Covid-19 are unacceptably slow and risk prolonging the pandemic, a senior World Health Organisation official said Thursday

France imposes third lockdown amid rising Covid-19 cases, schools closed

The French leader implored the nation to make an extra effort as the lockdown comes into force on Saturday

Covid-19 crisis: China sitting on key data on lab leak, says WHO chief

14 countries raise concerns over joint report by WHO-China on Covid origin

14 countries raise concerns over WHO-China joint report on Covid-19 origin

A group of 14 countries including the US and Japan raised concerns over a report on origins of Covid by the WHO and China, arguing the WHO team "lacked access to complete, original data and samples"

Covid-19 origin likely from bats, animal hosts as pathway: WHO study

A spillover from bats via another animal is the most likely scenario in the report, followed by direct spillover.

New strain of coronavirus discovered at Czech lab, biologist says

The Elisabeth Pharmacon lab has discovered a new strain of the coronavirus, Czech biologist Omar Sery, who is the company's founder, said on Twitter

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 124 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 124 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.73 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Global deaths from coronavirus rise for first time in 6 weeks: WHO

A top World Health Organisation expert on the coronavirus pandemic said the weekly global count of deaths from COVID-19 is rising again, a "worrying sign" after about six weeks of decline

Coronavirus vaccine inequity 'catastrophic moral failure', says WHO

Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Program, said that the "inequitable" Covid-19 vaccine distribution was a "catastrophic moral failure" and a "failed opportunity"

WHO Europe warns nations against premature easing of coronavirus curbs

Hans Kluge, the World Health Organization's (WHO) Regional Director for Europe, has warned countries against premature easing of Covid-19 restrictions

Global Covid-19 caseload tops 121.7 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has surpassed 121.7 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.68 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University.

Covishield safe, Covid-19 vaccination drive to go on with vigour: Govt

Top WHO official calls blood clots in AstraZeneca jab 'very rare'

Global coronavirus caseload tops 120.6 million: Johns Hopkins University

The number of deaths have surged to more than 2.66 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Concerns over Oxford Covid-19 vaccine likely to impact export demand

Vaccine exports picked up last month; Serum shipped 11.9 mn to WHO-Gavi pool

WHO urges nations to closely monitor adverse effects of any vaccine in use

All countries should closely monitor adverse health effects related to the use of any vaccine, a spokesperson for the World Health Organization (WHO) said

Global Covid-19 caseload surpasses 117.9 million: Johns Hopkins University

The overall number of global Covid-19 cases has topped 117.9 million, while the deaths have surged to more than 2.61 million, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Chinese mainland reports no new locally transmitted coronavirus cases

The Chinese mainland reported no new locally transmitted Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, the National Health Commission said on Wednesday

1 in 3 women subjected to physical, sexual violence in their lifetime: WHO

One in three women worldwide face physical or sexual violence by an intimate partner or sexual violence from a non-partner at some point in their lifetime, as per WHO study

WHO study finds 1 in 3 women experience physical, sexual violence

"Violence against women is endemic in every country and culture, causing harm to millions of women and their families, and has been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic," WHO said