"The pandemic is not yet over," a World Health Organization (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the continued emergence of subvariants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems."
"The pandemic is not yet over," a World Health Organisation (WHO) official warned on Friday, saying the continued emergence of subvariants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems."
Manila, Oct. 21 (IANS): A World Health Organization (WHO) official on Friday warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is not yet over, adding that the continued emergence of sub-variants “poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems.” Addressing reporters here, Babatunde Olowokure, director of Health Security and Emergencies for WHO in the Western Pacific, said Singapore and New Zealand are experiencing a resurgence of new cases, while the Philippines, South Korea, Japan, Mongolia, and Vietnam have shown a sustained decline of cases, hospitalisation, and deaths since August, reports Xinhua news agnecy. Olowokure said that the circulation of the Omicron XBB subvariant is fuelling the surge in Singapore, while the BA.5 is still the dominant variant in New Zealand. “Singapore reimposed public health safety measures such as limiting visitors in hospitals and residential care homes,” he said. WHO data showed that the Western Pacific Region tallied over 92 mill
A World Health Organization (WHO) official on Friday warned that the Covid-19 pandemic is not yet over, adding that the continued emergence of sub-variants "poses a risk of resurgence and overwhelming health systems."Addressing .