WHO asks China to share specific, real-time data on COVID situation
WHO reiterated the importance of vaccination and boosters to protect against severe disease and death for people at higher risk.
WHO reiterated the importance of vaccination and boosters to protect against severe disease and death for people at higher risk.
The WHO chief said that he is "hopeful" that the COVID-19 pandemic will no longer be considered a global health emergency next year.
Indeed, WHO has upbraided the countries that are asking citizens to take yet another Covid-19 booster shot to mitigate the transmission of the virus.
"The pandemic's impact differs from country to country," Ghebreyesus said at the inaugural ceremony of the 74th Session of the WHO Regional Committee for Southeast Asia here on Monday.
'The pandemic has highlighted the intimate links between the health of humans, animals and planet.'
The announcement came two days after the United States withdrew emergency use authorisations for both hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine.
Globally, the novel coronavirus has killed more than 403,000 people and a total of 71,13,366 are infected.
More than 3,500 patients have been recruited across 35 countries to take part in the trials.
Yet, the growing incidence of false results and faulty tests have raised questions about the efficacy of this strategy. Earlier this week, a Reuters report from China enumerated incidents where false test results had impeded diagnosis.
The Republicans have accused Tedros of being too willing to believe Beijing and of brushing off a Taiwanese warning on the ease of viral transmission.
