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WHO renames monkeypox as 'mpox' to avoid stigma
Both names -- mpox and monkeypox -- will be used simultaneously for one year while the latter is phased out, the WHO said in a statement on Monday. The change comes after a number of individuals and countries have raised concerns in several meetings and asked the WHO to propose a way forward to change the name.
PM Modi meets WHO chief, IMF head during G20 summit
The WHO chief on his part tweeted, "Thank you #India Prime Minister @narendramodi for your collaboration with @WHO on hosting and building the global traditional health centre. Together for #HealthForAll! #G20." The Prime Minister also met IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva and Deputy Managing Director Gita Gopinath. "Earlier today, PM @narendramodi met @KGeorgieva and @GitaGopinath at the @g20org Summit in Bali," the PMO tweeted.
Covid-19 still international health emergency: WHO
The announcement came although the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began, Xinhua news agency reported. The WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee said after its quarterly assessment meeting last week that despite a decline in severe cases of Covid-19, and the falling number of weekly deaths, deaths from Covid-19 nevertheless remain high compared with other respiratory viruses.
WHO warns against Covid complacency, urges for life-saving action
"(Covid-19) pandemic is not over, but the end is in sight ... Being able to see the end does not mean we are at the end," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus reiterated at a press briefing on Thursday. He cited as reasons that the pandemic is still inflicting a death toll of 10,000 per week, most of which could be prevented.
Biden claims 'pandemic is over' as WHO advises vigilance
On the CBS '60 Minutes' TV show on Sunday, Biden said: "The pandemic is over. We still have a problem with Covid. We're still doing a lot of work on it. It's, but the pandemic is over". "If you notice, no one's wearing masks," Biden said while gesturing at the gathering. "Everybody seems to be in pretty good shape. And so I think it's changing."
1 person dying every 44 seconds due to Covid: WHO chief
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director General, said that this virus will not just fade away. "The global decline in reported cases and deaths is continuing. This is very encouraging. But there is no guarantee these trends will persist. The most dangerous thing is to assume they will," he said in his latest remarks.
Global Covid cases surpass 600 mn: WHO
As of Friday morning, the overall caseload stood at 600,555,262, with a total of 6,472,914 deaths. In terms of WHO regional offices, Europe and the Americas have so far reported more than 248 million and 175 million confirmed cases, as well as 2,077,355 and 2,817,530 deaths, respectively.
Flood situation in Pakistan highly likely to boost disease spread: WHO
In its latest situation report on flooding in Pakistan, the WHO pointed out that the heavy monsoon rain which started in mid-June are continuing in many parts of the country and have affected 116 districts (75 per cent) out of the total 160, Geo News reported. The most affected province is Sindh, followed by Balochistan.
Covid-19 hospitalisations, deaths may increase with colder weather: WHO
According to the WHO's latest Covid-19 Weekly Epidemiological Update, the number of new weekly cases decreased by 9 per cent to around 5.3 million during the week of August 15 to 21 as compared to the previous week. The number of new weekly deaths also decreased by 15 per cent as compared to the previous week, with more than 14,000 fatalities reported. The WHO chief said that the current subvariants of Omicron are more transmissible than their predecessors, and the risk of the emergence of even more transmissible and more dangerous variants remains.
Newly reported monkeypox cases dip worldwide: WHO
In the week from August 15-21, there were 21 per cent fewer cases than in the previous week, dpa news agency quoted the global health body as saying in a statement issued on Thursday. In the previous four weeks, the numbers had been rising.
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