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New York: The World Health Organisation (WHO) warned on Monday that it is working “day and night” to keep medical supply chains open and preserve the health system in Ukraine, where, it says, medical facilities are stretched to breaking point. more
Chinese mainland reports 1,807 Covid-19 cases

Beijing/UNI/Xinhua: The Chinese mainland on Saturday reported 1,807 locally transmitted Covid-19 cases, the National Health Commission said Sunday.

Bangladesh registers three COVID-19 deaths in past 24 hours

Dhaka: As many as three people died due to COVID-19 in Bangladesh in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Saturday.

China reports 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases

Beijing: China on Friday reported 476 locally transmitted COVID-19 cases, media reports said.

UN rights chief leads call for global COVID-19 vaccine equity

New York: The global failure to deliver enough COVID-19 vaccines to developing countries “is prolonging the pandemic” and causing tens of thousands of preventable deaths every ...

Two years on, COVID-19 pandemic ‘far from over’

New York: Almost 500 million people have been infected with the coronavirus since March 2020 and new variants are still a threat. This Friday marks two years since the World Health Organi ...

WHO issues new guidelines on abortion to help deliver lifesaving care

New York: New guidelines on abortion are now available from the World Health Organization (WHO), in a bid to prevent more than 25 million unsafe terminations that happen each year.

Hong Kong's COVID-19 death rate touches highest figure in the world

Hong Kong: Hong Kong is witnessing a surge in COVID-19 cases with the death rate per million people now touching the highest in the world.

Israel detects first Polio case since 1988

Jerusalem: Israel has detected the first Polio case since 1988 in a four-year-old child.

Saudi Arabia lifts Covid-19 restrictions

Riyadh/UNI/Xinhua: Saudi Arabia announced the lifting of most precautionary measures against COVID-19, citing the improved pandemic situation in the country.