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WHO urges 'rational' measures against Omicron Covid variant

"We call on all member states to take rational, proportional risk-reduction measures," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing to countries.

November 30, 2021 / 19:29 IST
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WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (File image)
WHO's director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (File image)

The World Health Organization called Tuesday for countries to keep calm and take "rational" measures in response to the new, fast-spreading Covid variant Omicron, which has sparked global panic.

"We call on all member states to take rational, proportional risk-reduction measures," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a briefing to countries.

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"We still have more questions than answers about the effect of Omicron on transmission, severity of disease, and the effectiveness of tests, therapeutics and vaccines," he added.

AFP
first published: Nov 30, 2021 07:29 pm

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