GENEVA: The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has reaffirmed that the ongoing surge in mpox (monkeypox) cases continues to meet the criteria for a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) under the International Health Regulations (IHR). This declaration follows the fourth meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee convened … Read more
The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday that it has discovered a spike in coronavirus infections late last month in Kinshasa, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s capital. WHO stated in the weekly report, “An exponential rise in the spread of SARS-Cov-2 virus has been recorded in Kinshasa.” That mirrored a “clear deterioration” in the … Read more
The World Health Organization says that lifting Coronavirus lockdown too early can lead to “deadly resurgence” in infections. WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that countries should remain vigilant about easing the restrictions even if they have to struggle with the economic consequences. There are 1.6 million confirmed cases of Covid-19 whereas more than … Read more
