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World cannot defeat pandemic in uncoordinated way: Antonio Guterres
Arguing that the world "cannot defeat a pandemic in an uncoordinated way", UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said on Thursday.
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China's Sinovac booster shot is 94% efficient against Omicron: Company
Sinovac claimed that a third dose of its COVID-19 vaccine is 94 per cent effective against the Omicron variant.
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Covid vaccines may be less effective against Omicron variant: WHO
The WHO, in its weekly epidemiological update, said that more data was needed to better understand the extent to which Omicron may evade immunity derived from either vaccines or previous infection
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Covid: Mask usage declining, we're operating at a risky level, warns govt
Dr V K Paul, Member-Health of NITI Aayog, on Friday expressed concern over the decline in the use of face masks in the country
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Covid: WHO warns fears of Omicron could spark new vaccine hoarding
The WHO expressed concerns Thursday that rich countries spooked by the emergence of the omicron variant could step up the hoarding of COVID-19 vaccines and strain global supplies again
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Top headlines: Farmers call off protest; WHO advisory on booster shots
Business Standard brings you the top stories on Thursday
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Scientist who first sequenced Omicron variant worried by speed of change
Velocity of mutations adds to the puzzle of how transmissible the variant may be, says South Africa's Sikhulile Moyo.
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Prepare for Omicron variant surge, WHO warns Asia-Pacific nations
The WHO on Friday warned that countries in the Asia-Pacific region need to strengthen healthcare services and focus on vaccinating their people, as the Omicron variant enters new regions
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WHO deploys team in South Africa to tackle Omicron Covid variant
Omicron, which was first identified in South Africa exactly a week ago, now has been detected in at least 24 countries around the world, according to the WHO
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US and other nations harden travel rules over Omicron, EU urges vaccination
Some 56 countries were reportedly implementing travel measures to guard against Omicron as of Nov 28
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WHO expects to have more information on Omicron transmission 'within days'
That was faster than the "weeks" the WHO had predicted last week that it would take to assess the data available on the variant after designating it a "variant of concern"
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New Covid variant poses 'very high' risk: World Health Organization
Many of us might think we are done with COVID-19. It's not done with us, warned Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
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Explained: What we know and don't know about Omicron variant of Covid-19
The WHO says it could still take some time to get a full picture of the threat posed by omicron, a new variant of the coronavirus as scientists worldwide scramble to assess its multiple mutations
WHO members eye pandemic preparation, as new variant emerges
The WHO is opening a long-planned special session of member states to discuss ways to strengthen the global fight against pandemics like the coronavirus
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Delta variant still responsible for 99% of Covid cases globally: WHO
While the world is on high alert due to the new Omicron Covid strain, Delta variant continues to be a major cause of the pandemic contributing to 99 per cent of cases, the WHO said Monday
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WHO designates new Covid strain as variant of concern, names it 'Omicron'
An advisory panel of the World Health Organisation classified a new COVID-19 variant first detected in South Africa as a highly transmissible virus of concern and named it omicron under its Greek-letter system. The announcement Friday from the United Nations health agency marks the first time in months that WHO has classified a COVID-19 variant as such. The delta variant, which has become the world's most prevalent, is in the same category.
About 27% of African health workers fully vaccinated against Covid: WHO
Only some 27 per cent of health workers in Africa have been fully vaccinated against Covid-19, leaving the bulk of the workforce on the frontlines against the pandemic unprotected, the WHO said
Hong Kong finds new Covid variant in people with travel history to S Africa
Hong Kong has detected a newly identified Covid-19 variant --- B.1.1.529 --- causing a spike in new Covid-19 infections in South Africa
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WHO extends travel restrictions to Pakistan as polio endemic country
The UN agency extended travel restrictions on the South Asian country by three months due to it being listed among the last polio-endemic countries
WHO says vaccine hesitancy persists among Africa health workers
The most common reasons for the low vaccination rate among health workers include vaccine hesitancy and the unavailability of vaccine services
