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New York : Following an announcement by China’s national health body that a new virus first identified there, can be transmitted from person to person, the World Health Organization (WHO) is to hold a meeting on Wednesday to decide if it should be declared a global health emergency. more
US reports its first Novel Coronavirus case

It is official. The deadly coronavirus which has claimed nine lives in China, has arrived in USA. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the first case of 2019 ...

Urgent need for ‘immediate’ solutions to combat drug-resistant infections, warns WHO

New York : Drug-resistant infections are on the rise as private investment in new antibiotic development declines, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday.

Authorities of China's Wuhan admit new Coronavirus can transmit human-to-human

Beijing/Sputnik: The health authorities of the Wuhan city in the central Chinese province of Hubei have admitted that human-to-human transmission of the newly registered type of coronavir ...

World No Tobacco Day targets habit that ‘breaks hearts’ – WHO

New York: Spreading the message that tobacco causes deadly illnesses such as heart disease and stroke helps prevent “needless” loss of life, United Nations health experts said ...