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'It's a new virus, and we must go on treating it as though it is full of surprises, very nasty and rather cunning'

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that conditions remain ideal for more coronavirus variants to emerge and says it’s dangerous to assume omicron is the last one or that “we are in the endgame.”

The head of the World Health Organization on Monday urged countries to work together to bring the acute phase of the pandemic to an end, saying that they now have all the tools available to do so.

The global health body said the virus is still ‘very nasty’.

Measures on household visits, early closing for the hospitality sector, capacity restrictions on outdoor and indoor events, nightclubs and Covid certs to enter premises were all lifted on Saturday morning

The King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center has inked deals worth $15 million with the World Health Organization to support Yemen’s health sector. The agreements were signed on Sunday by KSrelief General Supervisor Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah and WHO’s Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari. Under the…

UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into force

Government needs ‘clear reason’ to drop safety measure

Omicron and Delta most pernicious but not the only coronavirus offspring under observation