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WHO says Covid-19 is still an international emergency | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Oneindia News

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WHO says Covid-19 is still an international emergency | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Oneindia News

WHO says Covid-19 is still an international emergency | Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus | Oneindia News

On Monday, the World Health Organization said that the Covid pandemic remains an international emergency.

The UN health agency's emergency committee on Covid-19 met last Friday for the 14th time since the onset of the crisis.

Following that meeting, the organisation said in a statement that WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus "concurs with the advice offered by the committee regarding the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and determines that the event continues to constitute a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)." #WHO #CovidPandemic #InternationalEmergency


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