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Pakistan reports 64 new cases, overall Covid tally reaches over 1.5 million

A total of 30,375 people died from COVID-19 in Pakistan, with no more deaths recorded on Sunday, according to the ministry's statistics

India doesn't agree with WHO's estimate of Covid-19 deaths: Mandaviya

India records its deaths due to Covid through a transparent and legal process and does not agree to the WHO's estimate of Covid mortality for the country, Union Health Minister Mansukh Mandaviya said on Saturday. He also said the 14th Conference of Central Council of Health & Family Welfare (CCHFW) passed a resolution in this regard. The resolution was passed on the second day of the three-day CCHFW --'Swasthya Chintab Shivir', which concluded here on Saturday. Mandaviya said the registration of births and deaths in the country is extremely robust and is governed by the decades-old statutory legal framework the Births and Deaths Registration Act, 1969. "On the 2nd day of the conference of the CCHFW yesterday we have passed a resolution that we do not agree to the WHO's estimate of Covid mortality for India," he said, referring to the WHO estimate of 4.7 million Covid-related deaths in India. "India records its deaths through a transparent and legal process. All the states and ...

WHO Covid death numbers an attempt to ruin India's image: State health mins

A resolution was passed strongly objecting to WHO's estimates of Covid deaths in India which stated the modelling methodology used by the global health body to reach the figure was "flawed"

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Pandemic, Ukraine conflict affecting mental health of millions, warns WHO

More than two months of conflict in Ukraine has led to incalculable uncertainty, insecurity, grief and loss, said the WHO official

Vaccines still protect against new Covid-19 variants: WHO chief Ghebreyesus

WHO experts emphasised that vaccines are still highly effective against Covid-19, even against the new variants of the disease emerging in South Africa and the US

Digital marketing of unhealthy foods, online gaming driving obesity: WHO

The global health body added that while nearly 60 per cent of adults and a third of children are overweight or obese, the last two years of Covid-19 pandemic made that worse

Bill Gates warns of more fatal Covid variant, calls for global surveillance

Stressing on the need for increasing global surveillance, the Microsoft founder and philanthropist warned of the likelihood of an even more fatal and transmissive variant of Covid

Bharat Biotech must address vaccine issues raised by WHO, says MEA

Weeks after WHO suspended the supply of Covaxin through UN procurement agencies, the MEA suggested that Bharat Biotech addresses the issue immediately to avoid the cancellation

WHO reports around 170 Hepatitis cases, 1 death of unknown origin

Nearly 170 cases of Hepatitis of unknown origin among children have been reported by the WHO, which says that there has been at least one death already

WHO says new Covid cases, deaths declined globally again in last week

Nearly 5.59 million cases were reported between April 11 and 17, 24% fewer than in the previous week

Govt support, funds needed for innovation in traditional medicine: Tedros

WHO DG Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus on Wednesday said that long-term strategic investments along with government support are crucial for fostering innovation in the field of traditional medicine.

Continuing to monitor 'several descendent lineages' of Omicron variant: WHO

The World Health Organisation has said that it is continuing to monitor several descendent lineages of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus, including two new sublineages.

Gujarat detects XE variant of coronavirus in 67-year-old Mumbai resident

The person had travelled from Mumbai to Vadodara on March 12 and had gotten himself tested after developing fever on March 13 and had returned to Mumbai the following day.

99% world's population breathes poor-quality air: World Health Organisation

Particulate matter, especially PM2.5, is capable of penetrating deep into the lungs and entering the bloodstream, causing cardiovascular, cerebrovascular (stroke) and respiratory impacts

Coronavirus pandemic: WHO issues warning against new variant 'XE'

According to reports, the new variant is 10 per cent more transmissible than the BA.2 subvariant, which is already the most contagious

Experts worry about how US will see next Covid-19 surge coming

As more people take rapid COVID-19 tests at home, fewer people are getting the gold-standard tests that the government relies on for case counts

WHO calls for caution as Covid-19 restrictions are eased in Africa

A World Health Organisation (WHO) regional office has urged for caution and consideration of the risks involved, with multiple African countries lifting their Covid-19 health restrictions

Covid has reversed progress made in fight to end Tuberculosis, says WHO

World Tuberculosis Day is commemorated on March 24 every year to raise public awareness about the devastating health, social and economic consequences of TB