Covid ‘not going away’, WHO warns as death toll this year crosses 10 lakh
2 years, 4 months ago

Covid ‘not going away’, WHO warns as death toll this year crosses 10 lakh

Live Mint  

The World Health Organization's Maria Van Kerkhove on Friday warned that Covid is not going away and it was time for a reality check on the virus after the millionth death from the disease this year. The Covid Technical lead also said the toll was "heartbreaking" because the tests, treatments, vaccines and public health measures to control the disease were all available. "These are huge numbers, and that's an underestimate," said Van Kerkhove, with home testing not being reflected in surveillance data. She had also stated that, currently, Omicron BA5 is the dominant circulating variant but new variants are to emerge in the coming days, the official said cautioning, “reduced surveillance, testing & sequencing globally is making our ability to track known & detect new variants much more difficult."

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Noah Lyles' collapse underscores our collective COVID denial
4 months, 4 weeks ago

Noah Lyles' collapse underscores our collective COVID denial

Salon  

The 2024 Olympic Games are serving up some less-than-subtle metaphors for how poorly we handle public health. Just after winning a bronze medal in the much-anticipated men's 200-meter race, U.S. sprinter Noah Lyles collapsed on the track in exhaustion — not just because he’d completed a brutal run in just 19.7 seconds, finishing third, but also because he was sick …

Olympics Sees 40-Plus COVID Cases as Global Infections Rise: WHO
5 months ago

Olympics Sees 40-Plus COVID Cases as Global Infections Rise: WHO

Deccan Chronicle  

Geneva: More than 40 athletes at the Paris Olympics have tested positive for Covid-19, highlighting a new global rise in cases as vaccination coverage plunges, the World Health Organization said Tuesday. Data from 84 countries shows that the percentage of positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 -- the virus that causes Covid-19 disease -- "has been rising for several weeks", she told …

Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official
5 months, 2 weeks ago

Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, In India, 11.9 lakh excess deaths occurred in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic, 17 per cent higher compared to 2019, an international study has found. Study estimates 11.9 lakh excess deaths in 2020 during pandemic, 8 times more than official The estimate is about eight times higher than the official COVID-19 deaths in India, and 1.5 times the …

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive
5 months, 3 weeks ago

‘Still not over’: WHO cautions of COVID-19 threat ahead of summer holidays after US President Joe Biden tests positive

Live Mint  

New Delhi: With US President Joe Biden testing positive for COVID-19 before the Presidential elections, the World Health Organisation has warned the public that Covid is still not over. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus issued a warning, stating that vaccination rates among health professionals and the over-60s—two demographics most at risk of dying from COVID—are alarmingly falling. Globally, 9.8 million …

COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study
9 months ago

COVID-19 second-leading cause of death globally in 2021; slashed life expectancy: Lancet study

The Hindu  

COVID-19 replaced stroke to become the second-leading cause of death globally in 2021, causing 94 deaths per one lakh population and slashing life expectancy by 1.6 years, an international research published in The Lancet journal has found. “Disrupting more than three decades of consistent improvements in life expectancy and deaths, COVID-19 reversed this long-standing progress to emerge as “one of …

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 10,000 COVID deaths reported globally last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant

LA Times  

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the World Health Organization, speaks at a news conference in Geneva last year. The head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday that holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent coronavirus variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, …

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says
11 months, 4 weeks ago

Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas …

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges
1 year, 2 months ago

Beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: Unanswered questions, lessons learnt and ongoing challenges

Firstpost  

The COVID-19 pandemic that impacted all aspects of human life, quite literally cancelled the planet. Was any internal advice given to the Government of India that the mRNA vaccines developed by Pfizer and Moderna were better, despite the fact that they were significantly more expensive and difficult to administer? Covishield, developed by Oxford-AstraZeneca in the UK, is similar to previous …

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter: ‘It’s a worry as…'
1 year, 4 months ago

WHO warns of 'concerning' Covid trends ahead of winter: ‘It’s a worry as…'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization warned of "concerning trends" for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere as the health agency called for increased vaccinations and surveillance. While data is limited as many countries have stopped reporting Covid data, the UN health agency estimated that hundreds of thousands of people around the world were currently hospitalised owing to Covid. WHO …

Long-term health issues following COVID-19
1 year, 4 months ago

Long-term health issues following COVID-19

The Hindu  

In May 2023, WHO declared the emergency phase of the pandemic to be over. The Washington University/VA St. Louis Health Care System group looked at 1,38,818 people who survived COVID-19, among whom 20,580 were hospitalised. Among 80 health conditions that comprise Long COVID, 65% conditions persisted at two years in the hospitalised group, while 31% persisted in the latter. Compared …

Even cautious experts say don't panic over new Covid wave: CDC admits US in 'strongest place' ever in pandemic - while the World Health Organization says world is in 'a different phase' now
1 year, 4 months ago

Even cautious experts say don't panic over new Covid wave: CDC admits US in 'strongest place' ever in pandemic - while the World Health Organization says world is in 'a different phase' now

Daily Mail  

Global and US health chiefs have urged calm over rising Covid cases and new variants, pointing out that virtually everyone now has immunity against the virus. On Thursday, Dr Marion Koopmans — a virologist who advises the World Health Organization — said the world was now in a 'different phase' of the pandemic due to higher levels of immunity from …

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'
1 year, 5 months ago

Upsurge in hospitalisation rates across US spark fears of another COVID-19 'summer wave'

India TV News  

The United States might be experiencing another COVID-19 wave as hospitalisations surged more than 10% to 7,109 as of July 15, as compared to 6,444 the previous week, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This could be the start of a late summer wave," said Dr Brendan Jackson, the CDC's COVID-19 incident manager, to NPR. A …

Nearly 36 million in Europe may have experienced long Covid, World Health Organization official says
1 year, 6 months ago

Nearly 36 million in Europe may have experienced long Covid, World Health Organization official says

Hindustan Times  

Nearly 36 million people in Europe may have had long-lasting health problems from coronavirus infections they got during the first three years of the COVID-19 pandemic, the World Health Organization's regional director said Tuesday. Statistics from the University of Washington researchers indicate that about one in 30 of the region's residents have experienced “long COVID.” in the past three years. …

WHO warns Covid ‘hasn’t gone away': ‘Will never truly recover from pandemic’
1 year, 6 months ago

WHO warns Covid ‘hasn’t gone away': ‘Will never truly recover from pandemic’

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization's European office warned that the risk of Covid-19 has not gone away, saying it was still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths a week in the region. "Whilst it may not be a global public health emergency, however, Covid-19 has not gone away," WHO Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge told reporters. "Close to 1,000 new Covid-19 …

COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether ‘terrible consequences’ could have been avoided or reduced
1 year, 6 months ago

COVID-19 inquiry in UK asks whether ‘terrible consequences’ could have been avoided or reduced

Associated Press  

LONDON — A mammoth three-year public inquiry into the U.K. government’s handling of the response to COVID-19 opened Tuesday by asking if some suffering and death could have been avoided with better planning — and whether Britain’s complex, protracted exit from the European Union distracted authorities from preparing for potential threats. Lawyer Hugo Keith, who is counsel to the inquiry, …

Benefits of original Covid lockdown were 'a drop in the bucket compared to the costs'
1 year, 7 months ago

Benefits of original Covid lockdown were 'a drop in the bucket compared to the costs'

Daily Mail  

Draconian lockdown measures taken to stop the spread of Covid in early 2020 may have saved as few as 1,700 lives, analysis suggests. A report suggests specific initiatives to control the spread of Covid had mixed results in reducing mortality, with mask mandates having the biggest impact while measures such as limiting gatherings paradoxically raised death rates Vaccines — considered …

We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency'
1 year, 7 months ago

We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency'

NPR  

We asked, you answered: How do you feel about the end of the COVID-19 'emergency' Enlarge this image toggle caption Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images Beata Zawrzel/NurPhoto via Getty Images The COVID-19 pandemic state of emergency is over, lifted by both the World Health Organization and the U. S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. "I tried contacting our health …

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to pandemic: WHO

The Hindu  

Nearly 337 million life years were lost in the two first years of the Covid-19 pandemic, as millions of people died prematurely, the World Health Organization said on Friday. While the WHO officially registered 5.4 million Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021, its excess mortality data shows around 14.9 million people actually likely died due to the crisis over that …

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO
1 year, 7 months ago

Hundreds of millions of life years lost to COVID-19 pandemic, according to WHO

Firstpost  

According to the World Health Organisation, about 337 million life years were lost in the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, when millions of people died prematurely. While the WHO officially registered 5.4 million Covid deaths in 2020 and 2021, its excess mortality data shows around 14.9 million people actually likely died due to the crisis over that period. …

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic
1 year, 7 months ago

US ends COVID-19 health emergency today: Key figures defining the pandemic

Firstpost  

Though daily life has long returned to near-normal for many in the United States, the official end of the COVID-19 health emergency Thursday night still marks a new post-pandemic era for the country. Three years of health emergency A state of emergency was first declared in the United States in January 2020, more than three years ago. 1.1 million deaths …

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US
1 year, 7 months ago

Three years, 1.1 million deaths: COVID emergency ending in US

Al Jazeera  

As US public health emergency declaration comes to an end, Al Jazeera looks at the pandemic’s heavy toll on the country. More than 1.1 million COVID-19 deaths were recorded in the US since the emergency declaration was first issued in January 2020 – more than any other country in absolute numbers. 1.1 million deaths The United States has recorded more …

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here
1 year, 7 months ago

Editorial: The COVID-19 pandemic emergency is over, but virus is still here

LA Times  

After three long and difficult years, the federal COVID-19 public health emergency ends Thursday. Now we are shifting into the next phase, in which we manage the waves of infection that are likely to continue for the foreseeable future, while seeking new medications and therapies to reduce transmission, treat infection and help the many people still suffering from infections they …

What you need to know to stay safe from COVID now that the public health emergency has ended
1 year, 7 months ago

What you need to know to stay safe from COVID now that the public health emergency has ended

LA Times  

Ready or not, it’s over. And roughly three-quarters of those surveyed by KFF that same month said they believe the public health emergency’s end will either have a “positive impact” or “no impact” on the country overall. But you are in diminishing company: That March Gallup Poll found that 3% of U.S. respondents remained “very concerned” about coming down with …

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing
1 year, 8 months ago

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing

NPR  

The COVID public health emergency ends this week. Here's what's changing Enlarge this image toggle caption Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images Frederic J. Brown/AFP via Getty Images On Jan. 31, 2020, with six confirmed cases of a new coronavirus in the U.S., a group of federal health officials gathered somberly at the lectern at the White House and declared …

COVID ebbs, doctors say stay alert
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID ebbs, doctors say stay alert

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The World Health Organisation declared an end to Covid-19, which claimed 69 lakh lives over three years, as a global health emergency. Dr Ranga Reddy Burri, president of Infection Control Academy of India and public health policy advisor, speaking to Deccan Chronicle, said, “One thing which we have to bear in mind that the health emergency has to come …

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency
1 year, 8 months ago

WHO downgrades COVID pandemic, says it’s no longer emergency

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed millions of people worldwide. The U.N. health agency’s officials said that even though the emergency phase was over, the pandemic hasn’t finished, noting recent spikes in …

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 no longer a global emergency, says WHO

The Hindu  

The World Health Organization said on May 5 that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It's with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'
1 year, 8 months ago

World Health Organisation downgrades Covid pandemic: 'No longer global emergency'

Hindustan Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating coronavirus pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies worldwide and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That …

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says
1 year, 8 months ago

COVID-19 is no longer a global emergency, World Health Organization says

LA Times  

The World Health Organization said Friday that COVID-19 no longer qualifies as a global emergency, marking a symbolic end to the devastating pandemic that triggered once-unthinkable lockdowns, upended economies and killed at least 7 million people worldwide. “It’s with great hope that I declare COVID-19 over as a global health emergency,” WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. “That does not …

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'
1 year, 8 months ago

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'

Dutch News  

Doctors and patients are calling for a national action plan to improve what they consider the failing treatment of Long Covid patients in the Netherlands, the AD reports. Jan Kluytmans, a professor of microbiology and member of the government’s Outbreak Management Team said Long Covid patients are not getting the medical answers they are after and are being ‘left to …

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'
1 year, 8 months ago

Long Covid patients are being 'left to their own devices'

Dutch News  

Doctors and patients are calling for a national action plan to improve what they consider the failing treatment of Long Covid patients in the Netherlands, the AD reports. Jan Kluytmans, a professor of microbiology and member of the government’s Outbreak Management Team said Long Covid patients are not getting the medical answers they are after and are being ‘left to …

Coronavirus death toll hit 48,000 by end 2022: CBS
1 year, 8 months ago

Coronavirus death toll hit 48,000 by end 2022: CBS

Dutch News  

A total of 8,200 people died from coronavirus in 2022, taking the total number of Covid deaths in the Netherlands to 48,000, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. At the same time, more people died from of other causes, such as respiratory disease, but not from cancer, the CBS said. In total, 170,000 people died in the Netherlands last …

Coronavirus death toll hit 48,000 by end 2022: CBS
1 year, 8 months ago

Coronavirus death toll hit 48,000 by end 2022: CBS

Dutch News  

A total of 8,200 people died from coronavirus in 2022, taking the total number of Covid deaths in the Netherlands to 48,000, national statistics agency CBS said on Tuesday. At the same time, more people died from of other causes, such as respiratory disease, but not from cancer, the CBS said. In total, 170,000 people died in the Netherlands last …

DC Edit | Covid isn't over, be cautious
1 year, 9 months ago

DC Edit | Covid isn't over, be cautious

Deccan Chronicle  

After lying low for quite some time, the Covid-19 virus has started rearing its head again in the country. The daily caseload which came down to two digits towards the end of the last year has of late been crossing 1,000; as per the health ministry data, India logged 1,300 new cases, the highest in 140 days, on Thursday while …

Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives
1 year, 9 months ago

Ignoring experts, China’s sudden zero-COVID exit cost lives

LA Times  

An elderly patient uses a ventilator in the hallway of the emergency ward in Beijing in January. Chinese state media claimed the decision to open up was based on “scientific analysis and shrewd calculation,” and “by no means impulsive.” But in reality, China’s ruling Communist Party ignored repeated efforts by top medical experts to kick-start exit plans until it was …

Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars means long COVID patients are being left behind
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic fatigue and a lack of research dollars means long COVID patients are being left behind

Salon  

So far this year, most metrics for measuring the COVID pandemic have been trending downward. Related Treating long COVID is rife with guesswork Some public health experts and "long hauler" advocates describe long COVID as a "mass disabling event," given the surging number of people who have become jobless or permanently disabled by COVID infection. A common form of long …

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

The Hindu  

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in California. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t need …

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

COVID-19 pandemic three years later: Has the coronavirus won?

LA Times  

A person is taken on a stretcher into United Memorial Medical Center in Houston after undergoing COVID-19 testing on March 19, 2020. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in La Jolla. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t …

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

Associated Press  

On the third anniversary of the COVID-19 pandemic, the virus is still spreading and the death toll is nearing 7 million worldwide. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working on finding another winning path,” said Dr. Eric Topol, head of Scripps Research Translational Institute in California. The achievements add up to a new normal where COVID-19 “doesn’t need …

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?
1 year, 9 months ago

Pandemic 3 years later: Has the COVID-19 virus won?

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Whatever the virus is doing today, it’s still working …

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief
1 year, 11 months ago

Covid still an emergency but nearing 'inflection' point, says WHO chief

India Today  

The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that we’re in …

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point
1 year, 11 months ago

WHO: COVID still an emergency but nearing ‘inflection’ point

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The coronavirus remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found the pandemic may be nearing an “inflexion point” where higher levels of immunity can lower virus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of WHO’s annual executive board meeting, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “there is no doubt that …

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says
1 year, 11 months ago

COVID is still a global emergency but may be nearing an ‘inflection point,’ WHO says

LA Times  

COVID-19 remains a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s chief said Monday, after a key advisory panel found that the pandemic may be nearing an “inflection point” where higher levels of immunity can lower coronavirus-related deaths. Speaking at the opening of the WHO’s annual executive board meeting, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that “there is no doubt that we’re …

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study
1 year, 11 months ago

Deaths from heart diseases went up during COVID pandemic, says a study

India TV News  

The number of people dying from cardiovascular disease in the US escalated during the first year of the Covid-19 pandemic, from 874,613 CVD-related deaths recorded in 2019 to 928,741 in 2020, a new study has revealed. The rise in the number of CVD deaths in 2020 represents the largest single-year increase since 2015 and topped the previous high of 910,000 …

Coronavirus kills 46,278 people in NL as excess death rate falls
1 year, 11 months ago

Coronavirus kills 46,278 people in NL as excess death rate falls

Dutch News  

In total, 1,468 people died of coronavirus in the third quarter of last year, taking the total number of Covid deaths up to the end of September 2022 to 46,278, according to figures from national statistics agency CBS. The official death toll is 22,992, but this only includes people whose coronavirus infection was officially listed. The excess death figure is …

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate
1 year, 11 months ago

Biden said the pandemic is over, but the pandemic won’t cooperate

LA Times  

Three years after the United States logged its first case of COVID-19, the pandemic has slipped off the front pages and seemingly out of public consciousness. “We’ve reached what I would call a level of détente with the virus,” said Jay Varma, an infectious disease specialist at Weill Cornell Medical College in New York. “I would say there’s a lot …

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics
1 year, 11 months ago

Lessons From COVID: What The World Needs to Learn to Tackle Future Pandemics

The Quint  

The costly lesson from COVID: why elimination should be the default global strategy for future pandemics Getty Images Imagine it is 2030. An upgraded pandemic response to eliminate at source The process by which the WHO currently decides whether to declare a public health emergency of international concern has drawn criticism for being too slow. Elimination makes sense for other …

The covert winter wave of Covid-19
1 year, 11 months ago

The covert winter wave of Covid-19

BBC  

The covert winter wave of Covid-19 Getty Images The coronavirus that caused the pandemic has largely vanished from public discourse – but it's still causing deaths. "We've come to really pay attention when there are very large spikes," says Denis Nash, an epidemiologist at the City University of New York. "The people we’re seeing hospitalised tend to be those who …

Nation to downgrade COVID management
2 years ago

Nation to downgrade COVID management

China Daily  

A resident receives a dose of inhalable COVID-19 vaccine at a community health service center in Tianxin district of Changsha, Central China's Hunan province, Dec 22, 2022. "We have been closely monitoring the virus and epidemic situation, accelerating the rollout of vaccines and supply of drugs, strengthening healthcare systems and improving emergency response capabilities," he said. "People's health awareness and …

WHO “very concerned” about reports of severe COVID in China
2 years ago

WHO “very concerned” about reports of severe COVID in China

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The head of the World Health Organization said the agency is “very concerned” about rising reports of severe coronavirus disease across China after the country largely abandoned its “zero COVID” policy, warning that its lagging vaccination rate could result in large numbers of vulnerable people getting infected. At a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus …

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