In two extraordinary press briefings last week, WHO officials made clear the ongoing dangers of the pandemic, while hypocritically admonishing the global population for no longer taking precautions, ignoring their own culpability in this process.
With the Omicron variant of coronavirus quickly becoming the dominant strain, many doctors believe its possible lasting effects may include the dreaded long Covid.
WHO epidemiologist and technical lead on Covid-19 Dr Maria Van Kerkhove has warned that the next variant will be more transmissible, and perhaps, more deadly than its predecessors.