Monkeypox: What Is It & How Can We Prevent Its Spread?
The World Health Organization has confirmed about 80 cases of monkeypox with recent outbreaks reported in 11 countries, according to...
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‘Science Doesn’t Lie, PM Modi Does’: Rahul On 4.7 Mn Covid Deaths
Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the Narendra Modi government over a WHO report that claimed that there were...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
