World can end Covid emergency this year: WHO chief

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People wearing protective face masks wait in line to carry out errands on the esplanade of the Municipal Palace in Ecatepec, Mexico, on January 24, 2022. AFPPIX:The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that the planet can end the Covid-19 emergency this year, although the virus last week killed someone every 12 seconds.

To do so, countries need to work harder to ensure equitable access to vaccines and treatment, track the virus and its emerging variants, and keep restrictions in place, he warned. Half of the WHO's 194 member states missed the previous target of vaccinating 40 percent of their people by end-2021 and 85 percent of people in Africa were yet to receive a single jab, Tedros said.“On average last week, 100 cases were reported every three seconds, and somebody lost their life to Covid-19 every 12 seconds,“ he added.

 

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