Tedros made the comments at a briefing with journalists just as China is dismantling its rigid “zero-Covid” policy and allowing people to live with the virus, raising fears of a surge in infections in the world’s second-largest economy.
A WHO body meets every few months to decide whether the new coronavirus, which emerged three years ago in the Chinese city of Wuhan and has killed more than 6.6 million people, still represents a “public health emergency of international concern.” “.
The designation is intended to trigger a coordinated international response and unlock funds to help share vaccines and treatments.
