WHO declares COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic
Alarmed not only at severity of disease but also by countries’ inaction, says WHO director general
COVID-19: WHO criticises India's blanket travel ban
Such measures in their own right will do nothing to protect individual states, says top WHO official to DTE query
Ideas for a pro-poor and pro-women approach to COVID-19
How economic and gender inequalities play out in a public health crisis such as the COVID-19 pandemic; how local governments can respond …
COVID-19 cases in Africa double in just four days
A host of factors could imperil millions of lives on the continent, warns WHO
COVID-19: Future of pandemic will depend on India’s response, says WHO
Shutdowns only buy time, massive scale up of testing required
COVID-19: How Africa is coping despite fragile healthcare systems
Even as African countries are gearing to deal with the outbreak, experts say more needs to be done
India plans to deploy antibody tests for COVID-19
Centre also releases age break-up of those who have tested SARS-CoV-2 positive
COVID-19: US CDC recommends masks in public, WHO too hints at stance change
Speaking, coughing, sneezing can lead to virus transmission: CDC
कोरोनावायरस संक्रमण को धर्म से जोड़ना सही नहीं: डब्ल्यूएचओ
विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (डब्ल्यूएचओ) ने भारत में तब्लीग जमात के संदर्भ में कहा है कि मरीजों को सिर्फ मरीज के दृष्टिकोण से देखना चाहिए उनके ...
Refrain from religious profiling of COVID-19 cases: WHO in context of Tabligh
Govt of Indian gives statewise distribution of Islamic sect cases; That isn't helpful, says World Health Org
100 days of COVID-19: I faced death threats, racial slurs, says WHO DG
In a never before press conference, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus chides the US, refutes allegations of favouring China
COVID-19: Medical experts, civil society slam Trump’s move to cut WHO funding
Whatever the UN body’s faults, now not the time for such an action, they say
COVID-19: What will be the new normal
Each country has shown that it is for itself in this crisis — A dog-eat-dog world
Coronavirus update: India death toll crosses 600
Maharashtra records second-worst single-day rise
क्या भारत में भी हैं 80 फीसदी बिना लक्षण वाले कोरोना संक्रमित लोग?
विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन का कहना है कि कोविड-19 के 80 फीसदी मामलों में कोई लक्षण नहीं दिखता लेकिन यह आंकड़ा अलग-अलग देश के हिसाब से ...
What does quarantine mean and when did it begin
In the 14th century, ships arriving at Venice were made to sit at anchor for 40 days before landing. This practice, called quarantine, was …
Routine Immunisation should not suffer due to COVID-19: WHO
Many Indian states have also suspended vaccination services
COVID-19: Nearly 30,000 cases in India but no community transmission, says WHO
Classification based solely on country's ‘self-reporting’, says UN health body. Several with fewer cases have declared community spread
Understanding zoonotic diseases: Is COVID-19 Disease X that WHO warned of in 2018?
Disease X predictions: mortality rate higher than seasonal flu; spread as easily as the flu; shake financial markets even before turning pandemic
Antibiotic resistance: China battles population, size
Health care reform since 2011 bear results but more needs to be done
Coronavirus update: WHO snubs ‘smokers better off’ theory
World tally crosses 4 million
Ban use of TB drug on crops: Central panel
Minutes of the meeting said that streptomycin, tetracycline use be phased out by 2022-end for crops for which no options were available
COVID-19: India, 57 other countries demand probe into WHO’s response
Draft resolution tabled for World Health Assembly starting on May 18
World Health Assembly: Taiwan becomes a hot potato again
Down To Earth brings you latest updates from the ongoing session of the World Health Assembly in Geneva
COVID-19: Tedros accepts proposal to ‘evaluate’ WHO's response
US Secretary of Health rebukes WHO, China at World Health Assembly
