Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned againts over reaction to Omicron. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) voiced concern on Tuesday that some countries were introducing blanket measures against the Omicron coronavirus variant that may not be necessary and penalised African nations unfairly. "I well understand the concern of all countries to protect their citizens against a variant that we don't yet fully understand," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. "Once again, I thank Botswana and South Africa for detecting, sequencing and reporting this variant so rapidly," added Tedros. 'KNEE-JERK REACTION'Mid-way through a three-day WHO meeting of health ministers, Namibia's delegation on Tuesday expressed disappointment towards those states imposing travel bans on southern Africa.

Source: Ethiopian News November 30, 2021 21:09 UTC