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Pandemic surged medical waste, threatens health, environment: WHO
Geneva: The Covid-19 pandemic has led to tens of thousands of tonnes of extra medical waste, putting tremendous strain on health care waste management systems around the world, as well as threatening human and environmental health,…
NeoCov’s potential danger to humans requires further study: WHO
Geneva : Chinese researchers have detected a new type of coronavirus among bats in South Africa. While research claims it has latent ability to mutate, the World Health Organisation has said its potential needs further clarity.According to…
No guarantee that future Covid variants will be less severe: WHO
Geneva : The next Covid-19 variant that will rise will be more contagious than Omicron, but there's no guarantee that the future strains will be milder, the World Health Organization said.According to Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO's Covid-19…
Global conditions ideal for more Covid variants to emerge: WHO
Geneva : It is dangerous to assume that Omicron will be the last variant, or the pandemic is going to end, when global conditions are seen as ideal for more Covid variants to emerge, said the World Health Organization (WHO) chief on…
Omicron now in 171 countries, will soon replace Delta globally: WHO
Geneva : The Omicron variant of Covid-19 has been identified in 171 countries, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said.In its latest technical brief, the global health body said that Omicron is soon set to replace Delta globally as a…
WHO warns Covid pandemic not over amid Europe case records
Geneva : Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has issued a warning to world leaders that the Covid-19 pandemic "is nowhere near over".The WHO chief cautioned against the assumption that the…
2021 one of the seven warmest years on record: WMO
Geneva : Although average global temperatures were temporarily cooled by the 2020-2022 La Nina events, 2021 was still one of the seven warmest years on record, according to six leading international datasets consolidated by the World…
WHO recommends two new drugs to treat patients with Covid-19
Geneva : A World Health Organization (WHO) panel on Friday strongly recommended baricitinib, a drug used for treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, for patients with severe or critical Covid-19 in combination with corticosteroids.The…
Omicron rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries: WHO
Geneva : The Omcircon variant of Covid is driving a huge spike in Covid infections across countries but the death rate is stable, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said.Last week, more than 15…
WHO cautions against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19, other diseases
Geneva : The World Health Organisation (WHO) has cautioned and urged for preparedness against concurrent outbreaks of Covid-19 and other respiratory diseases during the coming spring.Maria van Kerkhove from the WHO's Health Emergencies…