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Third wave 'imminent'? Experts warn against travel, crowd

July 13, 2021 6:30 pm

While the IMA has warned that the third Covid wave is imminent and inevitable, the WHO expects delta variant to be the dominant Covid-19 strain circulating worldwide very soon.

Explained: Why is WHO warning countries against easing Covid-19 curbs?

July 08, 2021 11:02 am

Countries such as England and the US have lifted almost all of the Covid-19 measures in a rush to return to normalcy despite the rising number of cases with the Delta variant. However, it is the countries with low vaccination rates that are at a greater risk.

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Explained: Lambda, a Covid-19 variant of interest

July 13, 2021 9:37 am

Lambda Covid variant: It is not newly discovered, but is the dominant strain in Peru, where it originated, and has recently spread in smaller numbers to several countries. While India has not yet reported a case, any new variant is a cause for concern.

Delhi asks European Union nations to consider India vaccines for travel to Europe

July 01, 2021 7:06 am

The EU's resistance in accepting India-made vaccines for its 'vaccination passport' has also prompted New Delhi to come up with a policy.

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Covid-19 and herd immunity: Everything you need to know

June 22, 2021 6:31 pm

According to Dr Rajeev Boudhankar, internal medicine (MD) and CEO-Bhatia Hospital, "in India, given the present status of the pace of vaccination and availability of vaccines, it is still a long way to develop herd immunity"

Smokers face up to 50% higher risk of developing severe disease, death from COVID-19

May 29, 2021 3:43 pm

The World Health Organisation's ‘commit to quit tobacco’ campaign has made resources from its quitting toolkit freely available to more than a billion tobacco users, less than 5 months into the year-long campaign.

New research: WHO-ILO study links long work hours to more deaths

May 19, 2021 7:50 am

With working long hours now known to be responsible for about one-third of the total estimated work-related burden of disease, it is established as the risk factor with the largest occupational disease burden.

Explained: The WHO classifies India variant as being of global concern. What does this mean?

May 18, 2021 10:42 am

B.1.617 was first designated as a VUI on April 1 by the UK health authorities who requested India to send samples of the B.1.617 strain to carry out wider studies on it and determine how effective existing vaccines are against it.

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Day after Goa prescribes Ivermectin as prophylaxis for Covid-19, WHO chief scientist recommends against it

May 11, 2021 2:00 pm

In March, too, the WHO had recommended that the drug ivermectin only be used within clinical trials.

WHO: Europe's vaccination programme is 'unacceptably slow'

April 02, 2021 11:25 am

WHO said new COVID-19 infections are increasing in every age group except those over 80, in a sign that vaccination efforts are having an impact in slowing outbreaks.

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