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Geneva: Investigations will continue into the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in treating COVID-19,  , WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus  said. more
No evidence of benefit for chloroquine and hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients, urgent randomised trials are needed: Study 

London: A large observational study suggests that treatment with the antimalarial drug chloroquine or its analogue hydroxychloroquine (taken with or without the antibiotics azithromycin o ...

Coronavirus a challenge, and opportunity, to fix remittances system than funnels billions home from abroad

New York:With a euro here and a dollar there, remittances – the money that migrant workers send home to their families – have been adding up in a big way to contribute to the ...

Chinese mainland reports no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases

Beijing/Xinhua/UNI: Chinese health authority said Wednesday that no new domestically transmitted COVID-19 cases were reported on the Chinese mainland on Tuesday.

Record number of countries contribute data revealing disturbing rates of antimicrobial resistance: WHO

Geneva: A record number of countries are now monitoring and reporting on antibiotic resistance - marking a major step forward in the global fight against drug resistance. But the data the ...

Bangladesh: First Rohingya refugee dies in Cox's Bazar due to COVID-19

Dhaka: Authorities in Bangladesh have said the country has registered the death of the first Rohingya person due to COVID-19 infection.

Optimal physical distancing, face masks, and eye protection can prevent spread of COVID-19: Study

London/IBNS: Keeping at least one metre from other people as well as wearing face coverings and eye protection, in and outside of health-care settings, could be the best way to reduce the ...

Central and South America now ‘intense zones’ for COVID-19 transmission

New York: Greater solidarity must be shown to Central and South American countries which have become “the intense zones” for COVID-19 transmission, a top official with the Wor ...

New Zealand confirms no new case of COVID-19 for 11 consecutive days

Wellington/Xinhua: New Zealand reported no new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday for 11 consecutive days, with the combined total of confirmed and probable cases staying at 1,504, according to ...

COVID-19 disrupting services to treat non-communicable diseases, WHO survey finds

New York: The fight against COVID-19 has severely disrupted services to prevent and treat cancer, diabetes, hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) which kill more than 40 ...