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Delhi Is Most Polluted Capital In The World

Delhi was found to be the most polluted capital in the world for the fourth consecutive year in 2021 and…

2 years ago
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Why Don’t India’s Air Pollution Policies Work?

For the fourth year in a row, Delhi has topped a list of the world’s most polluted capitals. Air pollution…

2 years ago
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WHO Chief Accused Of Misconduct By Ethiopia

The government of Ethiopia has sent a letter to the World Health Organization, accusing its Ethiopian director-general of misconduct, after…

2 years ago
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New Variant ‘IHU’ Identified In France, May Have 46 Mutations

As the world grapples with the highly mutated Omicron variant of SARS-CoV-2, scientists have identified a new strain of the…

2 years ago
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No Nation Can Boost Its Way Out Of Pandemic: WHO Chief

The World Health Organization chief warned on Wednesday that the rush in wealthy countries to roll out additional Covid vaccine…

2 years ago
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Omicron Spreading Faster Than Delta, Infecting The Vaccinated: WHO

The Omicron variant of the coronavirus is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already…

2 years ago
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Covaxin Gets WHO Green Light Months Into Use

The World Health Organization granted an emergency use license on Wednesday to a coronavirus vaccine developed in India, offering reassurance…

3 years ago
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57K Premature Deaths In Delhi Last Year Due To Air Pollution

An estimated 57,000 premature deaths in Delhi during 2020 can be attributed to air pollution, Greenpeace India said on Wednesday,…

3 years ago
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Vaccine Inequality Is ‘Moral Indictment’ Of Our World: UN Chief

The world has never been more threatened or more divided, and is facing the "greatest cascade” of crises, UN Secretary…

3 years ago
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India On Top In Social Media Misinformation On Covid-19

India produced the largest amount of social media misinformation on COVID-19 due to the country's higher internet penetration rate, increasing…

3 years ago
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Delhi Orders Ban On Firecrackers Ahead Of Diwali

India is among the most polluted countries in the world, and air quality in Delhi and neighbouring northern states normally…

3 years ago
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Delta Variant Now Reported In 135 Countries: WHO

The highly-transmissible Delta variant of COVID-19 has now been reported in 135 countries, according to the World Health Organization, which…

3 years ago
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WHO’s Chief Scientist Warns The Pandemic Isn’t Slowing Down

Coronavirus infections are rising across most regions of the world as the delta variant spreads, clear evidence that the pandemic…

3 years ago
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Online Posts Falsely Claim Covid-19 Shots Damage Blood Cells

“THIS EXPERIMENTAL VACCINATION IS A CRIME AGAINST HUMANITY!!!” warns one Facebook post shared since May 1, 2021. Below the caption,…

3 years ago
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Just Give Us The Vaccines: WHO, As Poor Countries Lack Doses

Rich countries are opening up societies and vaccinating young people who are not at great risk from COVID-19, while the…

3 years ago
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US Confirms Wuhan Virus Sequences Were Removed From Database

Details of the genetic makeup of some of the earliest samples of coronavirus in China were removed from an American…

3 years ago
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Mamata Writes To PM For Expediting WHO Nod To Covaxin

Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, seeking his intervention for early approval of…

3 years ago
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Covid Delta Variant Expected To Become Dominant Lineage: WHO

The Delta variant, the significantly more transmissible strain of COVID-19, is expected to become a “dominant lineage” if current trends…

3 years ago
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Nearly 200k Palestinians Need Health Aid After Gaza Conflict: WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday warned of "staggering health needs" in the occupied Palestinian Territories after last month's…

3 years ago
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WHO Says Only 1 Covid Strain Found In India Is Now “Of Concern”

The WHO said Tuesday that only one strain of the Covid-19 Delta variant first detected in India was now considered…

3 years ago
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Wuhan Lab Was Engaged In Military Activity: Pompeo

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday said that the Wuhan Institute of Virology (WIV) was engaged in…

3 years ago
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Telecom Operators Urge Haryana Govt To Curb 5G Testing Rumours

The Cellular Operators' Association of India (COAI) on Sunday said it has urged the Haryana government to curb misinformation being…

3 years ago
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Don’t Vaccinate Kids, Give Doses To Covax: WHO Chief

The WHO urged wealthy countries on Friday to stop vaccinating children against Covid-19 and instead donate doses to poorer nations,…

3 years ago
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Covid Catastrophe ‘Could Have Been Prevented’: Global Panel

The catastrophic scale of the Covid-19 pandemic could have been prevented, an independent global panel concluded on Wednesday, but a…

3 years ago
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WHO Labels Coronavirus Strain In India As ‘Variant Of Concern’

A Covid-19 variant spreading in India, which is facing an explosive outbreak, appears to be more contagious and has been…

3 years ago

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