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World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan speaking to ANI on Monday (local time)

WHO Chief Scientist says India's COVID-19 figures worrying, calls for exercises to report actual numbers

May 11, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 : As India is in the grasp of a devastating second wave of COVID-19, World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) termed the rate of infections and deaths in the country as "worrying" and called on governments to boost exercises on reporting actual numbers.

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World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan speaking to ANI on Monday (local time)

WHO strongly supports TRIPS waiver, not time to worry about patents, profits: Chief Scientist Swaminathan

May 11, 2021

Geneva [Switzerland], May 11 : World Health Organisation (WHO) Chief Scientist Soumya Swaminathan on Monday (local time) said that the global health body strongly believes that Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) waiver to COVID-19 vaccines at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) should be done.
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Kuwait imposes travel ban on Pakistan, 3 other countries

May 11, 2021
Japan and UNDP India (Source: Twitter)

Japan, UNDP join efforts to boost oxygen supply in India's north-eastern region

May 11, 2021

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May 11, 2021

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May 11, 2021

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Opposition parties gear up to form new govt in Nepal after PM Oli loses trust vote

May 11, 2021

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'Upsurge in police brutality in Pakistan'

May 10, 2021
Indian Naval Ships Airavat,Kolkata and Trikand reach India

3 Indian Navy ships reach India with medical oxygen, critical medical from Singapore, Kuwait, Qatar

May 10, 2021
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Imran Khan travelling around world with 'begging' bowl for financial support, says Bilawal Bhutto

May 10, 2021
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Protests in Karachi against forceful eviction of people from old villages

May 10, 2021
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Nepal opposition urges President to initiate process to form new government as PM Oli loses confidence vote

May 10, 2021
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Jaishankar express grief over demise of Consul General of Mazar-e-Sharif Vinesh Kalra

May 10, 2021
India is currently dealing with a devastating second COVID-19 wave

COVID-19: Shipment from Spain carrying 10 oxygen concentrators, 141 ventilators arrives in India

May 10, 2021
Kuwait has recently announced that it is committed to transporting 1400 metric tonne of Liquid Medical Oxygen soon to India

INS Kolkata carrying liquid medical oxygen, oxygen cylinders from Kuwait, Qatar arrives in India

May 10, 2021
Nepal Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli

Nepal PM Oli loses vote of confidence in Parliament

May 10, 2021
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Indonesia reports 4,891 new COVID-19 cases, 206 deaths

May 10, 2021