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UN health agency updates guidelines on COVID-19 therapeutics

New York: The World Health Organization (WHO), for the first time, included an oral antiviral drug in its COVID-19 treatment guidance.

COVID-19: Depression, anxiety soared 25 per cent in a year

New York: In the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, global rates of anxiety and depression increased by a massive 25 per cent, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Wednesday.

Ukraine: Oxygen shortage putting lives in danger

New York: On day seven of the Ukraine crisis, UN-led efforts to ramp up support to the country’s embattled health workers have continued, with the first shipment of lifesaving suppl ...

COVID-19: Germany first to contribute ‘fair share’ for vaccine equity push

New York: Germany has become the first country to answer a call for wealthy nations to contribute their “fair share” towards ending the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Org ...

COVID-19: Hong Kong to start compulsory testing of citizens

Hong Kong: Authorities in Hong Kong have ordered to compulsorily test all people in the city for COVID-19.

Pakistan sees rise in COVID-19 deaths following days of decline

Islamabad: Pakistan is slowly witnessing a rise in COVID-19 deaths after days of decline as 43 people succumbed to the virus in a single day, media reports said on Wednesday.

Bangladesh: COVID-19 registers 16 new deaths

Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 16 fresh deaths due to COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, media reports said on Tuesday.

WHO reveals countries to produce first COVID-busting mRNA vaccines in Africa

New York: Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will be the first countries on the African continent to receive the technology needed to produce game-changing mRNA vacc ...

Concern over low vaccination rates as ‘Omicron tidal wave’ floods Eastern Europe, Central Asia

New York: The World Health Organization’s (WHO) top official in Europe on Tuesday called on governments and health authorities to “closely examine” why there is low dema ...