World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Friday said that the world was in “a very dangerous period" of the Covid pandemic as the highly infectious delta variant was now identified in nearly 100 countries. The WHO chief noted that three billion doses of vaccine had already been distributed. Of the vaccine doses given globally, fewer than two per cent have been in poorer countries. Although rich countries including Britain, the US, France and Canada have pledged to donate 1 billion vaccines, WHO estimates 11 billion doses are needed to immunise the world. Seoul cases double since rules relaxedCovid cases in the South Korean capital, Seoul, and its metropolitan area have more than doubled from two weeks ago when authorities announced plans to relax social-distancing rules.

Source: Mint July 03, 2021 03:44 UTC