GENEVA, Switzerland (Bernama): World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday warned of 'devastating outbreaks' caused by the delta variant of COVID-19, saying that the new strain of the virus was infecting people 'at a scorching pace.'
FILE PHOTO: World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a bilateral meeting with Swiss Interior and Health Minister Alain Berset on the sidelines of the opening of the 74th World Health Assembly at the WHO headquarters, in Geneva, Switzerland May 24, 2021. Laurent Gillieron/Pool via REUTERS
"Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of Covid-19 globally,"Tedros said at a virtual press conference from Geneva, adding that"after ten weeks of decline, deaths are increasing again." Leaders around the world have responded to the new rise in infections in markedly different ways, with countries such as France adopting new restrictions while others easing them.At Monday's press conference, the WHO chief warned of the danger of easing measures while many countries in the world still lack vaccines for their population.
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