Africa-Press – Botswana. The World Health Organization (WHO) announced, THURSDAY, that it has decided to maintain Covid-19 as a public health emergency of international concern, due to the uncertain evolution of the pandemic.
The decision was taken last week, at a meeting of the Emergency Committee for Covid-19, where the global situation and the way forward were discussed.
“Although the global situation has obviously improved since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, the virus continues to change and there are still many risks and uncertainties. This pandemic has surprised us before and it may well do it again”, justified the director. -WHO General Tedros Ghebreyesus.
“The committee’s view is that Covid-19 remains a public health emergency of international concern, and I agree,” he added.
The WHO has repeated in recent months that although the number of new cases is falling a little around the world, countries must remain vigilant and boost vaccination of the most vulnerable populations.
“There is still a risk that new variants will exacerbate the ongoing health impact, particularly as winter approaches in the Northern Hemisphere, and there is still a need for a coordinated international response to address inequalities in access to life-saving tools.” said the WHO, based in Geneva.
The World Health Organization points out that while weekly deaths resulting from Covid-19 infection are close to the lowest since the pandemic began, that number “remains high compared to other respiratory viruses”.
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