The World Health Organisation (WHO) says the number of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 is declining, following the spike in China after it country lifted restrictions. Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, at the 15th meeting of the IHR Emergency Committee on COVID-19 pandemic on Thursday, said it was very pleasing to see that the downward trend had continued. “For each of the past 10 weeks, the number of weekly reported deaths has been the lowest since March 2020. We are all sick and tired of this pandemic and want to put it behind us,” he said. “In May 3, WHO published the fourth COVID-19 Strategic Preparedness and Response Plan, which outlines critical actions across all the core components of the response collaborative surveillance.

Source: Nigerian Tribune May 05, 2023 07:48 UTC