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Prioritise inoculation, share excess doses, WHO urges nations
With Covid-19 vaccines currently in short supply, the World Health Organization (WHO) on Friday urged governments to prioritise inoculation of health workers and the elderly, and share excess doses with other nations.
WHO team visits Wuhan hospital that had early virus patients
A World Health Organization team visited a hospital on Friday where China says the first COVID-19 patients were treated more than a year ago as part of the experts’ long-awaited fact-finding mission on the origins of the coronavirus.
WHO to countries: Prioritise investments in testing
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday urge all countries to strengthen testing services and use the essential diagnostics list to drive better care and better health.
How experts will hunt for Covid-19 origins in China
After a two-week quarantine, the real work can begin. Maybe.
Bangladesh seeks vaccines for developing countries under COVAX
Bangladesh has urged the World Health Organisation (WHO), GAVI-the Vaccine Alliance, CEPI and the UNICEF to play a visible and effective role to ensure the supply of the Coronavirus vaccines under the COVAX facility to the developing countries, particularly the low and the middle-income countries, urgently.
WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study
A World Health Organization team emerged from quarantine in the Chinese city of Wuhan on Thursday to start field work in a fact-finding mission on the origins of the virus that caused the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dhaka no longer world's most polluted city, but air quality still 'poor'
Dhaka is no longer the world's most polluted city, but that's no good news for residents as it continues to dominate the list of world capitals with the worst air quality.
Antimicrobial agents may endanger all advances of modern medicine: Hasina
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged global leaders to promote and ensure rational antimicrobial agents in human health, livestock, fisheries and agricultural sectors as the silently emerging antimicrobial resistance (AMR) could endanger all the significant advances of modern medicine.
COVAX announces new agreement, plans for first deliveries
COVAX, a global initiative to ensure rapid and equitable access to Covid-19 vaccines for all countries, regardless of income level, has announced the signing of an advance purchase agreement with Pfizer for up to 40 million doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which has already received WHO emergency use listing.
UK chief scientist says new virus variant may be more deadly
There is some evidence that a new coronavirus variant first identified in southeast England carries a higher risk of death .than the original strain, the British government’s chief scientific adviser said Friday -- though he stressed that the data is uncertain