"COVID 19 - CORONAVIRUS DISEASE"

While Omicron infections on average “may be less severe”, WHO chief Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus warned that the “the narrative that it is a mild disease is misleading, hurts the overall response, and costs more lives,” as the variant continues to “sweep the world.” WHO

Addressing the World Economic Forum in Davos, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said the global economic recovery remains fragile, adding “the last two years have demonstrated a simple but brutal truth — if we leave anyone behind, we leave everyone behind.” UNIFEED

Launching the World Economic and Social Prospects 20122 (WESP 2022) the Under-Secretary-General for Economic and Social Affairs, Liu Zhenmin, said full global recovery from the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic “is still a long way off.” UNIFEED

"Yes, the recovery is likely to continue, but against stronger winds," announced IMF’s Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva in an event hosted by the Center for Global Development in Washington, DC. IMF

WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, “let’s be clear: while Omicron causes less severe disease than Delta, it remains a dangerous virus, particularly for those who are unvaccinated." WHO

WHO’s Maria Van Kerkhove said, “We have heard some people suggest that Omicron is just mild. That's not the case. There is evidence that Omicron is causing less severe disease, but it doesn't mean that Omicron is mild and Omicron is not the common cold.” WHO

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said, “vaccine inequity and health inequity overall were the biggest failures” of 2021, stressing that to end the acute stage of the COVID-19 pandemic, scientific tools “need to be shared fairly and quickly with all countries of the world.” WHO

From peacekeeping, to the protection of refugees and providing life-saving humanitarian aid, the work of the United Nations remained vital in a year marked by multiple overlapping crises. UNIFEED

The Head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "Delta and Omicron are twin threats that” are “leading to a tsunami of cases." WHO

UN Secretary-General António Guterres noted that the world's hopes for the future are "being tested" as it welcomes the new year and said, "Together, let’s make recovery our resolution for 2022." UNIFEED