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Apple Hearing Study Insights Reveal How Many Are at Risk of Hearing Loss

Satvik Khare | Wednesday March 3, 2021

Apple recently shared its Hearing Study to showcase how long exposure to high decibels of noise has adverse effects on one’s hearing health. The company recommends the Noise app on the Apple Watch to help users monitor their hearing health.

WHO Has Praised UP's Covid Management: Yogi Adityanath

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday February 24, 2021

Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Wednesday said that the World Health Organisation (WHO) has also praised the state's Covid management.

WHO Team Finds Signs Of Wider Covid Outbreak In Wuhan In Dec 2019: Report

World News | ANI | Sunday February 14, 2021

Investigators from the World Health Organisation (WHO) looking into the origins of coronavirus in China have discovered that signs of the outbreak were much wider in Wuhan in December 2019 than previously thought, CNN reported.

WHO Praises PM Modi Over Coronavirus Response

India News | ANI | Friday February 12, 2021

Lauding the efforts by India in the fight against COVID-19, country representative of World Health Organisation (WHO) Dr Roderico Ofrin on Thursday praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for making it a Jan Andolan.

Gujarat One Of The Best Performing States In Covid Vaccinations: WHO

India News | ANI | Friday February 12, 2021

As Gujarat conducted the Intra-Action Review (IAR) in December 2020 for its COVID-19 preparedness and response, World Health Organisation (WHO) country representative to India, Dr Roderico Ofrin on Thursday lauded the efforts by the state government in countering the second wave of the virus with the help of this mechanism.

Former Indian Envoy Slams WHO Over Investigation Of Covid Origin

World News | ANI | Thursday February 11, 2021

Former High Commissioner to Canada Vishnu Prakash on Thursday slammed the World Health Organisation (WHO) for investigating the origins of coronavirus in China after 14-15 months of the incident.

Wrong Depiction Of Map On WHO Website Taken Up Strongly By India: Centre To Parliament

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday February 4, 2021

The government today said the issue of "wrong depiction" of India's map on the website of the World Health Organisation (WHO) was raised strongly with the global body following which it put a disclaimer on the portal.

Moderna Covid Shots Can Be Spaced Up To 6 Weeks: WHO

World News | Agence France-Presse | Tuesday January 26, 2021

World Health Organization experts on Tuesday cautiously backed delaying second injections of the Moderna coronavirus vaccine in some situations, as they have already done for the Pfizer-BioNTech jabs.

US To Join Vaccine Push For Poor Nations: Biden's Chief Medical Adviser

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 21, 2021

The United States under President Joe Biden intends to join the COVAX vaccine facility that aims to deliver vaccines to poor countries, his chief medical adviser Anthony Fauci told the World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday.

China, WHO Could Have Acted More Quickly, Says Pandemic Probe Panel

World News | Agence France-Presse | Monday January 18, 2021

The World Health Organization and Beijing could have acted faster when Covid-19 first surfaced in China, a group investigating the global response has concluded.

UK Covid Strain Now In 50 Countries, South African Variant In 20: WHO

World News | Agence France-Presse | Wednesday January 13, 2021

The coronavirus mutation first found in Britain has now spread to 50 territories, according to the World Health Organization, while a similar South African-identified strain has now been found in 20.

Stop Making Bilateral Covid Vaccine Deals: WHO Urges Countries

World News | Agence France-Presse | Friday January 8, 2021

The World Health Organization on Friday urged rich countries to stop jumping the queue and making bilateral deals for the first wave of Covid-19 vaccines.

Bird Flu: Is It Safe To Eat Chicken And Poultry? Here's What WHO Recommends

Somdatta Saha | Saturday January 9, 2021

Bird flu transmits in humans when the person gets in close contact with the dead or live bird, affected with the H5N1 virus.

WHO Europe Urges "Safe Compromise" On Timing Of Covid Vaccine Doses

World News | Reuters | Thursday January 7, 2021

European countries rolling out the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should be flexible on the time between the first and second doses, the World Health Organization's director for the region said on Thursday.

WHO Europe Calls For Intensified Measures Over "Alarming" Covid Variant

World News | Agence France-Presse | Thursday January 7, 2021

The World Health Organization's European branch on Thursday said more needed to be done to deal with the alarming situation brought on by a recently discovered variant of the novel coronavirus.