Global disease experts say little is known about China's experience with long-term COVID effects thought to have afflicted millions with debilitating fatigue, brain fog and other symptoms
WHO's Tedros says omicron coronavirus variant highlights ‘perilous situation’
The emergence of the omicron coronavirus variant highlights the "perilous situation" the world is in roughly two years after the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Thursday.
Published : 9 Dec 2021, 01:59 PM
Updated : 9 Dec 2021, 01:59 PM
He added that he was disappointed that countries had imposed blanket travel bans on southern Africa over omicron and that transparency would help end the pandemic.
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