WHO estimates 14.9 million excess COVID associated deaths in 2020, 2021

May 05, 2022

Geneva [Switzerland], May 5 : New estimates from the World Health Organization (WHO) show that the full death toll associated directly or indirectly with...

Number of COVID-19 deaths in Pak eight times figure reported by govt, estimates WHO

May 07, 2022

Lahore [Pakistan], May 7 : The actual number of COVID-19 deaths in Pakistan was eight times the figure reported by the government, according to...

WHO COVID-19 death estimates have no scientific basis: Expert

May 06, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 6 : The World Health Organization's (WHO) COVID-19 death estimates are based on modelling which has no scientific or epidemiological...

CCHFW passes resolution on WHO's modelling of projecting COVID death estimates 'flawed'

May 06, 2022

Narmada (Gujarat) [India], May 6 : A resolution was passed at the conference of the Central Council of Health and Family Welfare (CCHFW) on...

India objects to WHO using mathematical models for projecting excess COVID mortality estimates

May 05, 2022

New Delhi [India], May 5 : India has strongly objected to the use of mathematical models by the World Health Organization (WHO) for...

Over 42 lakh deaths prevented in India due to COVID vaccination in 2021: Lancet study

Jun 24, 2022

New Delhi [India], June 24 : COVID-19 vaccination drive in India prevented over 42 lakh deaths in 2021, according to the Lancet Infectious Diseases...