World in a better place after 4 years of pandemic: WHO Director-General
Jan 05, 2023
Geneva [Switzerland], January 5: Dr.TedrosAdhanomGhebreyesus, Director-General of World Health Organisation (WHO), expressed his hope for the end of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2023, especially that the world is in a much better place with the beginning of the fourth year of the pandemic.
In a press conference at WHO's headquarters in Geneva today, Dr.Ghebreyesus said that for most of last year, COVID-19 was on the decline, adding that vaccination increased across the world, as there was sustained progress in many low-and middle-income countries that had been left far behind in 2021.
WHO Director-General affirmed that COVID-19 remains a dangerous virus to health, economies and societies overall, especially in light of the rapid spread of its variants, stating that a new variant has now been identified in more than 25 countries.
"WHO is following closely and assessing the risk of this subvariant and will report accordingly," Dr.Ghebreyesus explained.
Source: Emirates News Agency
