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This picture taken on April 24, 2020 shows a sign of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Geneva next to their headquarters, amid the COVID-19 outbreak, caused by the novel coronavirus.
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The World Health Organization in Europe said Tuesday it would convene its members to discuss how to handle a new variant of the novel coronavirus discovered in the UK.
Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe said on Twitter that the organisation was closely monitoring the spread of the new variant and would “convene member states to discuss strategies for testing, reducing transmission & communicating risks,” without specifying a timeframe.
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In this file photo taken on June 8, 2020 British Airways passenger planes are pictured at the apron at London Heathrow Airport in west London. Adrian DENNIS / AFP
The European Commission on Tuesday urged EU nations to lift travel bans imposed on Britain to halt the spread of a coronavirus variant that has swept the UK and spurred global panic just as vaccines are being rolled out.
The new strain of the virus, which has also been detected in small numbers elsewhere, appears to spread more easily than other types but experts say there is no evidence it is more lethal or resistant to vaccines.
WHO Europe to convene member states over new virus variant
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Hans Kluge, WHO s regional director for Europe said in a post to Twitter that the organisation was closely monitoring the spread of the new variant and would in response convene member states to discuss strategies for testing, reducing transmission & communicating risks.
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Copenhagen: The World Health Organization in Europe said Tuesday it would convene its members to discuss how to handle the outbreak of a new variant of the novel coronavirus discovered in the UK.
Hans Kluge, WHO s regional director for Europe said in a post to Twitter that the organisation was closely monitoring the spread of the new variant and would in response convene member states to discuss strategies for testing, reducing transmission & communicating risks.