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Monkeypox is deemed a worldwide health emergency by the WHO
In a news conference, WHO Director Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated, "I have determined that the global monkeypox outbreak is a public health emergency of international significance."
He said that a panel of specialists had met on Thursday but were un...
The Health Minister Of Thailand Met The Director-General f WHO
The government of Thailand is looking for ways to secure a vaccine supply. The supply of the vaccine for smallpox will be secured by WHO (World Health Organization) with the purpose of boosting the immunity of masses while there is a viral outbreak. Though the health sector of Thailand has not ye...
WHO Praises Thailand for Healthcare System
Traisulee Traisornakul, the spokesperson for the deputy government said that the Director-General of World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus had praised Thailand for their remarkable health insurance and the incredible primary healthcare system.
A special World Healt...
US, INDIA JOIN HANDS TO FOCUS ON CLEANER ENERGY SECTORS
Highlights
• This decision was taken in the meeting between the US energy secretary Jennifer Granholm and India’s oil minister Dharmendra Pradhan
• The US replaced Saudi Arabia as India's second biggest oil supplier in the month of February as refiners boos...
INDIAN GOVERNMENT APPROVES CONSTRUCTION OF 56,368 NEW HOUSES
HIGHLIGHTS
- Under Pradhan Mantri Awas Yojana 2021, the Indian government has approved the construction of 56,368 New Houses.
- The progress of Light House Projects was recently reviewed.
- MoHUA has urged the UTs and states to ensure 100% comple...
WHO TEAM’S PROBE INTO COVID-19 ORIGINS HINGES ON DATA SHARING AND LUCIDNESS
- A team of World Health Organization experts are waiting in the wings to touch down in the central China city of Wuhan on Thursday.
- This is coming to fruition after months of planning, negotiation and video calls laying out a scientific field mission that will conduct a probe th...
WHO EXPERTS TO CALL ON CHINA IN A BID TO TRACE ORIGINS OF CORONAVIRUS
- World Health Organisation (WHO) experts will pay a visit to the city of Wuhan, where the deadly coronavirus was first detected in late 2019.
- This was, at the start of their probe into the origins of the pandemic, China said on Tuesday.
Foreign Ministry spokesp...
UK RETURN PASSENGER IN CHENNAI TESTS POSITIVE FOR COVID-19; NEW STRAIN NOT COFIRMED
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- UK return passenger in Chennai tests positive for COVID-19; new strain not confirmed.
- UK announced that a news variant of SARS-CoV-2 has been found referred to as B.1.1.7.
- Central Govt. of India and Tamil Nadu govt. ...
COVID-19 VACCINE LIKELY BY YEAR END SAYS WHO CHIEF TEDROS ADHANOM
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• Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in his final remarks to the WHO's Executive Board said that we will need vaccines and there is hope that by the end of this year, we may have a vaccine
• The WHO chief has also called for solidarity and political commitment...
PUNE: GOVERNMENT COMMITTEE ORDERS ADITYA BIRLA HOSPITAL TO REFUND RS 5 LAKH EACH TO 25 PATIENTS
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• According to the government-committee, Aditya Birla Hospital had overcharged the patients
• A spokesperson of Aditya Birla Hospital said that would reply to the letter sent by the committee
The state government's committee has asked Pune-ba...
WHO: VACCINE ALONE CANNOT FIX THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC
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- People need to make changes in their daily lives
- Outbreaks tend to change the way society and economies work
The World Health Organization said that to get the virus under control, the daily lives of people must observe ch...
DATA PORTABILITY FEATURE BY FACEBOOK INC. PUSHED FOR LEGISLATION TO THE FTC
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- Data portability feature by Facebook Inc. pushed for legislation to the FTC.
- This feature would hel...
WHO: HIGH DEMAND FOR THE VACCINE COULD CAUSE COMPETITION BETWEEN COUNTRIES AND DRIVE HIGHER PRICE
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- Once the vaccine is developed, its demand will be much more than its supply
- The vaccine is important for ending the pandemic as well as for re-building the global economy
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that there is a hig...
WHO: THE UNITED STATES SHALL RECONSIDER THE DECISION TO LEAVE THE UN’S HEALTH ORGANIZATION
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- The problem is not about the financing
- The coronavirus can’t be defeated in a divided world
On Thursday, the top official of the World Health Organization expressed his views over the US’s decision to leave the...
WOMEN SOLDIERS FROM ASSAM RIFLES DEPLOYED FOR FIRST TIME ON THE LOC
For the first time in the history of India, the woman soldiers of the Indian Army have been deployed along the Line of Control (LoC) between India and Pakistan in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. This is a historical moment for the women officers serving the country in armed forces as for the firs...
WHO: CLAIMS MADE BY MIKE POMPEO ARE UNTRUE AND UNACCEPTABLE
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- It was said that China had co-opted the WHO
- WHO stated that it will not be distracted by these comments
On Thursday, top officials of the World Health Organization slammed unacceptable comments made by Mike Pompeo. He is ...
MUMBAI: DHARAVI'S COVID-19 CONTAINMENT STRATEGY PRAISED BY WHO CHIEF
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• WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said despite the number of coronavirus going upwards continuously, the virus can still be contained with the help of aggressive actions
• WHO chief appreciated the efforts taken Spain, Italy, South Korea and Mumbai&rs...
TEDROS ADHANOM BROKE DOWN OVER THE EXIT OF THE U.S. FROM W.H.O.
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- During a press briefing, the W.H.O. chief Tedros Adhanom broke down into tears over U.S. withdrawal from the group.
- Tedros said this at UN agency’s Geneva headquarter...
INCOME TAX DEPARTMENT REVISES TAX DEADLINES AND PENALTIES
As per the latest extensions announced by the Income Tax (I-T) Department in order to safeguard tax payers from the effect of COVID-19 lockdown and all other problems associated with it, all the due dates for filing tax returns, making tax-saving investments and Aadhaar-PAN linking have been revi...
THE U.S. PRESIDENT TRUMP THREATENS TO QUIT WHO
After constantly accusing the World Health Organization (WHO) of being biased towards China and ignoring the facts, the President of the United States, Donald Trump has threatened to permanently stop the U.S. funding from the WHO and quit if they doesn’t commit to major substantive improvem...