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Sweden? Japan? UK? Debates over who had a ‘good’ Covid won’t end

The WHO has spoken but even its huge new report will not settle arguments about pandemic strategies

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WHO Says it Stands with Ukraine, Has Documented 200 Attacks on Health Facilities

World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbor. "My message to all the people of Ukraine is this," he said, speaking from the…

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WHO says it stands with Ukraine, has documented 200 attacks on health facilities

World Health Organisation Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told Ukrainians from Kyiv on Saturday that the WHO stood by them in their conflict with Russia, and urged Moscow to stop waging war on its neighbour.

Reuters

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Prime Minister should apologise for lie on COVID-19 deaths, says Siddaramaiah

Referring to a WHO report on COVID-19 deaths in the country, former Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah has said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi should apologise for his lie

The Hindu

WHO’s COVID-19 death count flawed, bid to tarnish India, say State Health Ministers

State Health Ministers’ meet passes resolution flaying world body’s estimate

The Hindu

The two key symptoms of sudden onset hepatitis in children every parent needs to know

WHO has said there were almost 300 probable cases of children with severe hepatitis detected in 20 countries worldwide, with 163 cases in the UK

Wales Online

Morning Digest | Sri Lanka President declares a state of emergency; Amit Shah demands CBI probe into death of Bengal BJP youth wing leader, and more

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Why India rejects the World Health Organization's COVID-19 death toll estimates

New World Health Organization data suggests almost half of the world's unrecorded COVID deaths happened in India, but the government insists its official death toll remains at about half a million. Why does the data differ so drastically?

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Two new South African Covid variants worry health bosses as a new symptom is identified

The two are thought to be more infectious and could be vaccine resistant

Bristol Post

Congress reiterates demand for panel to probe India COVID-19 deaths

Party says government under-reported fatalities to avoid paying compensation to kin of victims

The Hindu

Third Ebola patient dies in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo

The third Ebola patient in northwest Democratic Republic of Congo has died, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday, the latest fatality in an outbreak first reported last month.

Reuters

India COVID-19 excess deaths | Both WHO report and Rahul Gandhi are wrong, says BJP

Government of India had conveyed its objections to world body, party spokesperson says

The Hindu

WHO ranks UK at 56th in Covid-19 deaths as worldwide toll could be 15million

The report reveals that UK ranks lower than Germany, Italy, and Spain.

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WHO unveil 'sobering' statistics that show nearly 15 million people died due to Covid and its knock-on effects

Among the countries with the highest excess death rates are India, Russia, Indonesia, the USA, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru

Dynamite News

Rahul Gandhi slams Modi govt over WHO Covid death data

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday attacked the government over a WHO report which claimed that there were 4.7 million Covid deaths in India, saying "science does not lie, Prime Minister Narendra Modi does". More on Dynamite News:

The Hindu

Congress reiterates demand for commission to ascertain COVID-related fatalities after WHO Report

The party also said that the government should pay ₹4 lakh compensation to family members of all of victims

The Independent UK

What is Omicron XE? Symptoms of the new Covid variant found in UK

XE combines genetic characteristic of the Omicron BA.1 and BA.2 variants, in what is known as a “recombinant”

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Indian opposition seeks higher compensation for COVID deaths after damning WHO report

India's main opposition Congress party on Friday demanded a hefty rise in compensation for the families of those who died of COVID-19, after the World Health Organization estimated the country's toll was nearly 10 times the reported figure.

The Hindu

Morning Digest | India to contest WHO figures on COVID-19-linked deaths in country; CAA will be a reality, says Amit Shah, and more

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India to contest WHO’s COVID-19 excess deaths report

WHO has released COVID-19 excess death estimates without adequately addressing India’s concerns, says Health Ministry.

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WHO: Nearly 15 Million Deaths Associated with COVID-19

The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems during the first two years of the pandemic, more than double the current official death toll of over 6 million. Most of the deaths occurred in Southeast…

The Hindu

WHO estimates 4.7 million COVID-19-linked deaths in India

The figure is nearly 10 times that of the government’s official count for 2020, 2021; India has countered the estimate, saying the methodology used was not correct

WEKU

Governments have undercounted the COVID-19 death toll by millions, the WHO says

Case in point: India, which reported 481,000 COVID-19 deaths in 2020 and 2021. The World Health Organization found 4.74 million deaths there either directly or indirectly attributable to the pandemic.

The Independent UK

Covid: WHO claims true global death toll from pandemic is nearly 15 million

Most of the excess deaths are concentrated in southeast Asia, Europe, and the Americas, the WHO says

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