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WHO claims its regional office alerted about virus in Wuhan, not China

The new revelation differs from the one released in April where the organisation had maintained that the first report of the virus came from China

Covid-19:Is RAT testing hiding Delhi's true pandemic story?

After rapid antigen tests (RATs) adoption, Delhi's positivity rate has come down. Earlier WHO had warned that RAT might not detect more than half the positive cases

Unlock 2.0 guidelines and vaccine update in Coronavirus highlights

Another piece of sobering data suggests researchers in China have discovered a new type of swine flu that is capable of triggering a pandemic, according to a study in the US science journal PNAS

WHO urges respectful discourse on COVID-19 amid Trump's Kung Flu remarks

The World Health Organisation (WHO) would like to avoid any discrimination in the discussions over the coronavirus, Executive Director of WHO Health Emergencies Programme Michael Ryan said Monday.

'Worst is yet to come': WHO chief warns over coronavirus pandemic

It has now been six months since the first cases of a mysterious pneumonia-like illness were reported in Wuhan, China

France says no link between origin of Covid-19, China's Wuhan lab

France has supported a resolution brought up by the European Union to the World Health Assembly in May, which requested the World Health Organisation (WHO) to continue its work

India, world coronavirus numbers of last 24 hours, takeaways explained

The COV-IND-19 study group, led by Bhramar Mukherjee, a biostatistics professor from the University of Michigan, forecasts that India could see between 770,000 and 925,000 cases by 15 July

Covid-19: $30 bn needed to develop tests, treatments, vaccines, says WHO

The WHO is working with a large coalition of drug-development, funding and distribution organisations under what it calls the ACT-Accelerator Hub

UN chief criticises lack of international cooperation in tackling Covid-19

Covid-19 started in China, moved to Europe, then to North America and now to South America, Africa and India, he said

Coronavirus pandemic well-established at global level now: WHO expert

Some of that increase may be attributed to increased testing, but the WHO does not believe that testing is the main reason

WHO suggests usage of dexamethasone steroid for critical Covid-19 cases

The preliminary trial was conducted over random 2,100 hospitalised Covid-19 patients, and about 4,300 hospitalized Covid-19 patients who were randomized to receive the usual standard of care

Covid-19 crisis: Delhi now second worst-hit, crosses Tamil Nadu tally

Even by death count till Sunday, which stood at 2,175, Delhi is on the second spot among the list of worst-hit states.

Shot of Hope: Equal access a hurdle after race to coronavirus vaccine

The second of a two-part series examines challenges linked to IPR and monopoly once Covid-19 vaccine is created

Delhi second worst-hit by Covid-19 caseload; Goa reports 1st fatality

The Centre maintained that the number of infections per hundred thousand population was among the lowest in the world

World Coronavirus Dispatch: WHO reports largest single-day spike in cases

Where the virus surged and where it slowed, air travel curbs eased in Dubai, China steps up loan relief, and other pandemic related news from across the globe

India coronavirus dispatch: Hotspots are emerging in the villages

Changing approach towards mask use, domestic violence in the time of Covid-19, will it be safe for children to attend school once they reopen?-roundup of news on how India is dealing with the pandemic

World coronavirus dispatch: Brazil is second nation with million-plus cases

One in five people at risk of severe Covid-19 illness, Tesla defers shareholder meet, London restaurants reopen July 4 and other pandemic related news from across the globe

China reports 34 new Covid-19 cases; submits virus genome sequence to WHO

Twenty-two domestically transmitted cases were reported in Beijing and one in Hebei Province, the NHC said

Covid-19 updates: India's rising deaths, China's genome data and more

Team of UK scientists, led by an Indian-origin researcher, has found that Covid-19 patients with extremely high levels of stress hormone cortisol in their blood are more likely to deteriorate quickly

Why race for coronavirus vaccine could leave developing countries behind

The UN, International Red Cross and Red Crescent, and others said it was a moral imperative that everyone have access to a "people's vaccine"