WHO Found New COVID-19 Subvariant Omicron In India
The World Health Organization's Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reported the discovery of a new sub-variant BA.2.75 of the Omicron variant of COVID-19 in various countries, including I...
July 07, 2022385Category: Coronavirus
According To WHO, COVID Boosters Are Required, Reversing A Previous Statement
The World Health Organization has convened an expert group to recommend that booster doses of COVID-19 vaccine be provided urgently to everyone affected by omicron epidemic. The move marks a reversal ...
March 09, 2022342Category: Coronavirus
WHO Team Will Visit Schools To Learn About Education And Health
The Ministry of Health has informed the Ministry of Education that a World Health Organization delegation will visit some schools to learn more about health-related educational issues.
"We ext...
March 03, 2022191Category: Health
‘Premature’ To Declare Victory Over COVID-19: WHO
The World Health Organization chief warned Tuesday that it is too early for countries to either declare victory over COVID-19 or give up attempts to halt transmission.
“It is premature for an...
February 02, 2022314Category: Coronavirus
WHO Says Repeat Boosters Not Good Strategy
UN health agency calls for new vaccines that better protect amid emerging variants
Repeating booster doses of the original COVID-19 vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants, the ...
January 18, 2022723Category: Coronavirus
WHO Chief Optimistic Of Beating COVID-19 In 2022
The World Health Organisation (WHO) chief on Friday said he is optimistic that the COVID-19 will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.
In a new year statement...
January 01, 2022537Category: Coronavirus
WHO Chief Warns Omicron, Delta Forming ‘tsunami’ Of COVID Cases
The head of the World Health Organization has warned the Omicron and Delta coronavirus variants could produce a “tsunami” of COVID-19 cases that will put “immense pressure” on ...
December 30, 2021350Category: Coronavirus
COVID-19: Omicron Spreading And Infecting The Vaccinated — WHO
The Omicron variant of the COVID-19 is spreading faster than the Delta variant and is causing infections in people already vaccinated or who have recovered from the COVID-19 disease, the head of the W...
December 21, 2021699Category: Coronavirus
Omicron Variant Spreading At Unprecedented Rate, Says WHO
WHO chief says the new strain was detected in at least 77
nations and was likely already in most countries
The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus variant Omicron was spreadi...
December 14, 2021385Category: Coronavirus
Omicron Mild So Far; WHO Fears Vaccine Hoarding
More than 40 people in the U.S. have been found to be infected with the omicron variant so far, and more than three-quarters of them had been vaccinated, the chief of the CDC said Wednesday. But she s...
December 09, 2021348Category: International
Vaccination, Not Travel Curbs, Key To Battling Omicron, WHO Says
The World Health Organisation (WHO) urged countries to boost healthcare capacity and vaccinate their people to fight a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant, saying that travel curbs c...
December 04, 2021970Category: Coronavirus
WHO Chief Scientist Urges People Not To Panic Over Omicron
The World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist on Friday urged people not to panic over the emergence of the Omicron coronavirus variant and said it was too early to say if COVID-19 vacci...
December 04, 2021398Category: Coronavirus
Decision On Covaxin Clearance Next Week, Says WHO
WHO and an independent group of experts are scheduled to meet next week to carry out the risk/benefit assessment and come to a final decision whether to grant Emergency Use Listing to Bharat Biotech...
October 05, 2021440Category: Coronavirus
WHO Official Lauds Kuwait’s Effort In Vaccinating Its Population
World Health Organisation Representative in Kuwait Dr. Assad Hafeez on Wednesday lauded Kuwait’s efforts in countering the spread of coronavirus and commended the process of speeding up vaccinat...
September 08, 2021306Category: Kuwait
WHO Monitoring New Coronavirus Variant Named 'Mu'
The World Health Organization has said it is monitoring a new coronavirus variant known as "Mu", which was first identified in Colombia in January.
Mu, known scientifically as B.1.621, ha...
September 01, 20211447Category: International
According To USA, Kuwait Is A Plague Country
The United States has classified Kuwait as a ‘coronavirus high-risk’ country although we use vaccines manufactured by countries insisted by our government – the government led by its...
August 07, 20212682Category: Kuwait
WHO Hails “highest Safety Standards” Of Kuwait COVID-19 Vaccine Centres
The World Health Organisation (WHO) commended on Thursday the Kuwaiti government’s COVID-19 vaccination arrangements as operating under the “highest safety standards.” “I am ge...
June 24, 2021543Category: Coronavirus