WHO official: COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’

WHO official: COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’
March 18, 2022, 5:03 pm

World Health Organization

The Arab News reported, according to Reuters, a World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest weekly data.

The UN health agency has previously said that the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year but it would depend on how quickly we meet its target to vaccinate 70 percent of the population in each country, among other factors.

Asked by a journalist at a Geneva media briefing about the timing of the pandemic’s end, Margaret Harris said it was “far from over.” She added: “We are definitely in the middle of the pandemic."

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Posted by World Health Organization (WHO) on Thursday, March 17, 2022

After more than a month of decline, COVID-19 cases started to increase around the world last week, the WHO said, with lockdowns in Asia and China’s Jilin province battling to contain an outbreak.

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Source: arabnews

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