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New York: Nine in 10 African nations look set to miss the September target of vaccinating 10 per cent of their populations against COVID-19, the World Health Organization (WHO), said on Thursday. more
‘Long, hard road ahead’ for countries taking piecemeal approach to COVID
New York: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Monday that some nations battling the COVID-19 pandemic who have been taking a “fragmented approach” to sup ...
UN launches major humanitarian appeal to keep COVID-19 from ‘circling back around the globe’
New York : To confront the unprecedented worldwide challenge posed by the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic, top UN officials on Wednesday, launched a massive humanitarian appeal to mitigate ...
South-East Asian countries urged to ‘do more’ to fight COVID-19
New York : With South-East Asia reporting more than 480 cases of COVID-19 and eight deaths, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Tuesday called for countries to “act now” an ...