An official from the World Health Organization, the body leading the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic, said on Tuesday that two staff members have been confirmed to be infected with coronavirus.

WHO confirms two coronavirus cases among its staff

Punjab government on Saturday informed that as many as 335 passengers with travel history to the COVID-19 affected countries are untraceable. "As many as 335 passengers with travel history to the coronavirus affected countries are untraceable," said Health and Family Welfare Department of Punjab on Saturday.

335 passengers with travel history to COVID-19 affected countries untraceable: Punjab

Beijing has decided to donate USD 20 million to the World Health Organisation (WHO) in support of international cooperation over fighting the novel coronavirus outbreak that has killed more than 3,600 people and infected over one lakh others worldwide.

China to donate US$20 million to WHO to fight COVID-19

Mainland China reported a rise in new confirmed cases of coronavirus on Thursday, reversing three straight days of declines, because of a spike in new infections in Wuhan, the city at the centre of the outbreak.

China coronavirus infections spike in central city of Wuhan

The World Health Organisation has stepped up its battle against the deadly coronavirus by appointing six special envoys in different parts of the world. The move comes as more than a thousand people have been infected outside China.

WHO steps up battle against deadly coronavirus, appoints six special envoys

The United Nations said recently that its offices in Geneva and Vienna were targeted by a "well-resourced" cyber attack in the middle of last year that exposed a list of user accounts.

United Nations confirms Geneva, Vienna offices hacked

Chinese capital city Beijing cut smog levels in its metropolitan area by more than 17 per cent in 2019 after five years of an anti-pollution campaign, data from its environmental authority showed on Friday.

Beijing cuts city smog by more than 17% in 2019

Schools in Iran's Tehran province have been ordered shut until Friday due to severe air pollution, authorities announced, extending their closure to a full week.

Tehran air pollution forces week-long school closure

Just hours after Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced he would ban e-cigarette use, police were ordered on Wednesday to begin arresting people caught vaping in public and to confiscate the devices.

Arrests ordered in Philippines after enforcement of vaping ban

Afghanistan's Taliban insurgency has lifted a ban on World Health Organization activities in areas the militants control, a spokesman for the Islamist group said, reversing a stance that had been complicating efforts to eradicate polio.

Afghanistan's Taliban lifts ban on World Health Organization

Tanzania is refusing to provide detailed information on suspected Ebola cases, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said, a rare public rebuke as the region struggles to contain an outbreak already declared a global health emergency.

Tanzania not sharing information on Ebola: World Health Organization

How Malaria vaccine can save Africa, Asia from killer disease

Measles cases nearly tripled globally during the first seven months of the year compared to the same period in 2018, the World Health Organization said Tuesday, amid growing concern over public resistance to the vaccine.

Global measles cases triple year-on-year: World Health Organization

Scientists are a step closer to finding the first effective treatments for the deadly Ebola haemorrhagic fever after two potential drugs showed the survival rate of as much as 90per cent in a clinical trial in Congo.

Scientists hail promise of first effective Ebola treatments in Congo trial

The World Health Organisation on Wednesday declared the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo to be a "public health emergency of international concern", saying the recent risk of its spread in the city of Goma and into Uganda had increased the threat.

WHO declares Ebola outbreak is international health emergency, but not global threat

The first Ebola patient in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo's largest city, Goma, has died, the government said on Tuesday. The spread of the virus to Goma, a city of roughly 1 million people on the border with Rwanda, has raised fears the outbreak, which is already the second deadliest Ebola epidemic ever, could spread more widely.

First Ebola patient in eastern Congo's main city dies

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought the response of the government and police on a plea seeking its direction for the constitution of government bodies at district or group of districts level to enforce the provisions of the Mental Health Care Act, 2017.

Delhi High Court seeks state government, police's response on mental health plea

A Myanmar doctor and model who had her medical licence revoked for posting lingerie photos of herself blasted the government for "interfering" with personal freedoms, vowing Saturday to appeal against the medical council's decision in a deeply conservative country.

Myanmar doctor-turned-model hits back at ban over revealing photos

Fighting near Tripoli has killed 121 people and wounded 561 since strongman Khalifa Haftar launched an offensive earlier this month to take the Libyan capital, the World Health Organization said Sunday.

121 killed, nearly 600 wounded in Libya fighting: WHO

Road accidents kill someone every 24 seconds, with a total of 1.35 million traffic deaths around the world each year, the World Health Organization said Friday, demanding global action.

Road accident deaths swell to 1.35 million each year: WHO

Dozens of Yemeni rebels have been killed in battles and air strikes in Hodeida, medics said Sunday, as pro-government forces advanced in the insurgent-held Red Sea port city.

Dozens of Yemeni rebels killed in Red Sea port city: Medics

The virus has so far killed 11 people in Kerala. The World Health Organisation says there is no vaccine

Two suspected cases of Nipah virus reported from Karnataka