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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicWorld Health Organization (WHO)

Topic: World Health Organization (WHO)

Coronavirus death roll rises to 1,113 as WHO reports 3,342 new suspected cases in China

The WHO commission said over 4.51 lakh close contacts had been traced while over 1.85 lakh others are still under medical observation.

Snakes could be the source of China’s deadly coronavirus

According to the researchers, patients who became infected with the coronavirus were exposed to wildlife animals at a market, where seafood, snake, farm animals were sold.

The next pandemic will come. Here’s how to prepare

The biggest lesson is that the government must be ruthlessly honest and transparent. The more facts, the better.

Coronavirus back in China — what you need to know about the virus and its deadly history

ThePrint takes a quick look at what the virus does, how it has spread in Wuhan this time, and China’s history with it.

Male kids & adolescents who self-harm more likely to commit suicide later, says Lancet study

Lancet study, conducted in England, focused on individuals aged 10–18 years who went to hospitals after they caused non-fatal self-harm between 1 January 2000 & 31 December 2013.

Why antibiotic resistance is a health crisis, and how WHO is tackling it globally

Antibiotic resistance is increasingly becoming a public health problem globally, requiring structural and individual changes.

What is the plague that has hit China and why there is alarm in that country

Two people in Beijing were diagnosed with the pneumonic plague Tuesday, which is known to be the most deadly version of the disease.

France is building a village for people with Alzheimer’s

The Alzheimer's village will be designed to aid residents' sense of direction, visual bearings and memory.

Curbing teen pregnancy can help check India’s anaemia epidemic, study finds

An estimated 53% of India’s women in the reproductive age group are said to suffer from anaemia, according to the latest National Family Health Survey.

On Camera

Listen to Rahul Gandhi. Fake voters should appall you, whichever party you support

An attack on the integrity of the roll is an attack on the Constitution and the people. The EC is duty-bound to cooperate with the Opposition and the majority of Indians it represents.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

India expands Southeast Asia defence footprint with new joint venture in Philippines

Memorandum of understanding between SMPP and ADFC was signed during state visit of Philippines’ President to India earlier this month.

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.