‘Disease X’ will be difficult to avoid, says Chinese Health Official
by Ashis Sinha JNS: “It will be challenging to prevent the spread of a hypothetical “Disease X,” but it is feasible to control its spread,” said Wang Hesheng, the Chinese Disease Prevention and Control National Administration Director, during…
WHO Issues Warning as Global COVID-19 Infections Surge Rapidly
JNS: World Health Organization (WHO) confirmed on Friday a significant spike in coronavirus cases worldwide, cautioning that the numbers are expected to rise further during the upcoming winter months in the northern hemisphere. According to the latest…
WHO ने अगले महामारी के लिए चेतावनी दी…, हो सकती है COVID-19 से भी “घातक”
विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठन (WHO) ने एक वैश्विक अलर्ट जारी किया है, जिसमें सभी देशों से भविष्य की महामारी के लिए तैयार रहने का आग्रह किया गया है, जो कोरोनोवायरस के प्रकोप से भी ज्यादा घातक हो सकती है। यह घोषणा करने के बाद कि कोविड-19 महामारी अब सार्वजनिक…
One pregnant woman or newborn dies every 7 seconds: new UN report
Global progress in reducing the premature deaths of pregnant women, mothers and babies, has flatlined for eight years due to decreasing investments in maternal and newborn health, according to a new UN World Health Organization (WHO) report, published on…
COVID-19 no longer a global emergency: WHO
JNS: The World Health Organisation (WHO) declared on Friday that COVID-19 is no longer a “global health emergency”. Over three years after the UN health agency issued its highest level of alert over the deadly virus, which caused lockdowns, disrupted…
Around 40 million kids skipped measles vaccine last year due to COVID pandemic: WHO
JNS: WHO warns of an urgent threat of measles spreading globally due to COVID-19’s drop in vaccination coverage and poor disease surveillance. Nearly 40 million children missed a measles vaccine injection last year because to the COVID outbreak,…
“XE”— a new mutant coronavirus, WHO warns of another pandemic in-waiting
News Desk: “XE” —a new mutant variant of SARS-CoV-2 virus is supremely contagious and could cause a new high-risk COVID wave, warned the World Health Organisation (WHO). It was originally discovered in the UK on January 19th, 2022. At the moment,…
WHO warns of tsunami of Covid cases
by Ashis Sinha World Health Organization (WHO) has warned for a deadly tsunami of COVID-19 cases due to the simultaneous circulation of Delta and Omicron strains. WHO Director General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, the threats of the two variants,…
Omicron spreading faster than Delta variant: WHO
#Cases doubling every 3 days JNS: World Health Organization has said the number of cases of the Omicron coronavirus variant is doubling at least every three days. Dr Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Director WHO South-East Asia Region said, countries can –…
Europe is back at the epicenter of COVID-19 pandemic, warns WHO
JNS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that Europe is once again the epicentre of the COVID-19 pandemic, as cases continue to rise across the continent. Europe has seen a more than 50 percent jump in coronavirus cases in the last month,…