All posts tagged "WHO"

Spain reinstates face masks at public places

WHO has warned that Europe is once again at the epicenter of the pandemic fearing which Spain has made face-coverings mandatory

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EMA approves 5th COVID-19 vaccine – Novavax

The European Commission granted approval to Novava under the brand name ‘Nuvaxovid’

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Booster dose gives upto 75% protection against Omicron

U.K. Govt says that the COVID-19 booster jab gives 70-75% protection from its Omicron variant

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E.U. to ban selective flights amid new COVID-19 variant scare

E.U. to ban flights from South Africa and other countries where new variant of COVID-19 is found

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First shipment of COVID-19 vaccine from Team Europe starts arriving in Africa

100 million doses of the Johnson & Johnson's COVID-19 vaccine land in Africa

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Austria again goes into full lockdown as covid-19 cases surge

Austria has reimposed full national lockdown amidst protests against the new Coronavirus rules

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EMA approves Spikevax COVID-19 jab for children between 12 to 17 years

Spikevax is the second vaccine which the EMA has approved for adolescents

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E.U. to share 200 million COVID-19 vaccines with poor nations

E.U. pledges to share more than 200 COVID-19 vaccines with low- and middle-income countries by 2021

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EMA approves Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 12-15 years

Pfizer-BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine becomes the one to be approved by EU for children aged 12-15

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U.K. approves Janssen’s single dose COVID-19 vaccine

The drug regulator of U.K. has approved the Janssen’s single dose Coronavirus vaccine for emergency use

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French President announces ‘New Deal for Africa and by Africa’ to help drive Africa out of COVID-19

The Paris Summit on ‘Financing of African Economies’ had the objective to bring Africa out of the pandemic and to invent their...

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E.U. proposes Digital Green Certificate to facilitate foreign travel within Europe

The European Union (E.U.) is planning to launch a Digital Green Certificate to kick-start foreign travel across Europe without discrimination.

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Germany

Merkel sees more common grounds with U.S. after Biden takes oath

Angela Merkel sees broader scope of collaboration with U.S. after Biden takes oath

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MIT study says India could have 2.87 lakh COVID-19 cases Everyday

According to a research by Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), India may witness 2.87 lakh cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19) every day by...

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COVID-19 airborne? Hundreds of scientists believe so!

Scientists write to WHO claiming COVID-19 is airborne; India has third highest number of cases globally

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7 dead after COVID-19 quarantine center collapses in China, Italy orders lockdown

7 people have died in China after a hotel being used as a Coronavirus quarantine center collapsed on Saturday night

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Paytm employee tests positive for COVID-19, total count in India 29

A Paytm employee working at its Gurugram office has tested positive for Coronavirus after travelling to Italy

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China

Xi inspects Beijing neighbourhood with Coronavirus casualties surpassing SARS

The President of People’s Republic of China – Xi Jinping inspected a neighbourhood in Beijing to inspect the effectiveness of measures taken...

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Pakistan

Pakistan refuses to airlift its people from Wuhan

Pakistan has decided not to airlift its people from the Coronavirus struck city of Wuhan

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WHO declares coronavirus as Public Health Emergency of International Concern

2019nCoV has become the Public Health Emergency of International Concern infecting more than 10000 people in China alone

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