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AstraZeneca's pause on Covid-19 vaccine trial a 'wake-up call', says WHO

"This is a wake-up call to recognise that there are ups and downs in clinical development and that we have to be prepared," Soumya Swaminathan told a virtual briefing from Geneva

Review committee to start work on coronavirus response, says WHO

The Review Committee of the International Health Regulations (IHR) will begin its work on Tuesday to evaluate the functioning of the IHR during the Covid-19 pandemic so far, chief of the WHO said

Coronavirus LIVE: 10,794 new Covid-19 cases in Andhra Pradesh in a day

Coronavirus latest news: Around 50,000 people in a number of countries are participating in phase 3 clinical trials of a coronavirus vaccine developed by the China National Biotec Group

On-demand coronavirus testing: Things to know about new MoHFW guidelines

Health ministry has now done away with mandatory prescription by a registered medical practitioner for testing

Coronavirus vaccine distribution expected to start in mid-2021: WHO

The large-scale global distribution of vaccines against Covid-19 is not expected until mid-2021, the WHO chief scientist Dr Soumya Swaminathan told a press briefing on Friday

US announces next steps of its withdrawal from WHO-led Covid vaccine effort

US will not participate in WHO-led effort to develop vaccine with Trump administration announcing next steps for its withdrawal from the multilateral body and the redirection of American resources

US cuts remaining dues payment to WHO after Donald Trump pulls out

The decision to withhold roughly $62 million in outstanding 2020 dues to the WHO is part of President Donald Trumps decision to withdraw from the organization over its handling of the coronavirus

US informed WHO chief Ghebreyesus of $62 million funding cut: State Dept

"Today, we are announcing the remaining portion of the 2020 assessment, slightly more than USD 62 million, will be reprogrammed to the UN to pay other assessments," Cook said in a briefing

US says it won't join WHO's global effort to find coronavirus vaccine

The Trump administration that it will not work with an international cooperative effort to develop and distribute a COVID-19 vaccine

Global coronavirus case tally tops 25.1-million mark, says Johns Hopkins

The overall number of global coronavirus cases has topped 25.1 million, while the deaths have increased to over 845,000, according to the Johns Hopkins University

Covid vaccine approval just a beginning, production hurdles to cause delays

There are four main challenges that must be addressed as soon as possible if a vaccine is to be produced quickly and at a large scale

Coronavirus LIVE: India's recovery rate nears 75%, fatality rate at 1.86%

Coronavirus latest news: The Centre has asked all states to ensure that there should be no restrictions on the inter-state and intra-state movement of persons and goods during the ongoing unlocking

Coronavirus pandemic could be over within 2 years, says hopeful WHO Chief

"We hope to finish this pandemic (in) less than two years, especially if we can pool our efforts," he said during a press briefing on Friday

Global Covid cases top 22.8 million, death toll at 797,787: Johns Hopkins

As of Saturday morning, the total number of cases stood at 22,864,873 and the fatalities rose to 797,787, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed

Global Covid-19 tally rises by over 263,000 to over 22.2 million: WHO

The WHO said that the total number of new cases in the world amounted to 263,601, while the increment in fatalities to 6,554

Fighting Covid: Will the superfast Sputnik V vaccine put citizens at risk?

With over 175 Covid-19 vaccines currently in different stages of development, the entire human race is hoping that eventually one of them would work and enable us all to return to normal life

WHO sounds coronavirus pandemic alarm for Western Pacific region

WHO said countries in the Western Pacific have entered a new phase of coronavirus pandemic response and urged regional governments to continue to promote behaviour that protects community health

Covid vaccine is first step. It'll take years to manufacture and distribute

One estimate puts global vaccine production capacity at up to 6.4 billion doses per year, though this is based on single-dose influenza vaccines.

WHO-sponsored plan for new Covid-19 tools has shown results: Tedros

WHO chief said the plan, named Access to COVID-19 Tools ACT-Accelerator and started in April, has come out with nine vaccine candidates

Take it with a pinch of salt: Scientists doubt Russia's Covid vaccine claim

The announcement should be taken with a pinch of salt, said Indian immunologist Vineeta Bal