The World Health Organization has warned of a “tsunami of cases” of Covid-19 around the world as some countries, including France and the US, reported record-breaking infection tallies.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO’s director-general, used the tidal wave analogy to describe how the higher transmissibility of the Omicron coronavirus variant was adding to the existing circulation of the Delta strain.
“This is and will continue to put immense pressure on exhausted health workers and health systems on the brink of collapse and again disrupting lives and livelihoods,” Tedros told reporters as the health body marked the two-year anniversary of the emergence of Covid-19.
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