WHO chief concerned coronavirus cases, deaths rising again
GENEVA (AA) – The head of the World Health Organization said Tuesday that he is concerned coronavirus cases and deaths are climbing, stretching health systems while monkeypox is also rising with 9,200 cases reported in 63 countries.
“The Emergency Committee on COVID-19 met on Friday last week and concluded that the virus remains a Public Health Emergency of International Concern,” Tedros Ghebreyesus said at a media webinar and noted it was at the WHO’s highest alert level.
Tedros said the Committee noted its concern that sub-variants of omicron, like BA.4 and BA.5, continue to drive waves of cases, hospitalization and death worldwide.
“Surveillance has reduced significantly –including testing and sequencing — making it increasingly difficult to assess the impact of variants on transmission, disease characteristics, and the effectiveness of countermeasures,” he said.
In addition, diagnostics, treatments, and vaccines are not deployed effectively, he said.
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