Religious, political gathering behind Indiaâs Covid resurgence, says WHO
The exact contributions of each of these factors on increased transmission in India are not well understood, the global health agency said
People purchase at a market on the eve of Eid-ul-Fitr festival, in Patna on Thursday.
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Geneva: The World Health Organization (WHO) has blamed several religious and political mass gathering events for fuelling India s dramatic surge in new cases and deaths.
The spread of B1617 and other variants (B117), coupled with low adherence to public health and social measures were other factors for the resurgence of Coronavirus cases in India.
WHO has declared "Variant of Global concern" over the variant of coronavirus that originated in India, The new variant has spread over 44 countries and also said to be reducing effect of covid treatment
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Statement on seventh meeting of International Health Regulations Emergency Committee regarding coronavirus disease pandemic
The seventh meeting of the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations (2005) (IHR) regarding the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) took place on Thursday, 15 April 2021 from 12:00 to 16:30 Geneva time (CEST).
Proceedings of the meeting
Members and Advisors of the Emergency Committee were convened by videoconference.
The Director-General welcomed the Committee, expressed concern over the continued rise in cases and deaths, and the need to scale up the global vaccination efforts. He thanked the committee for their continued support and advice.
Representatives of the Office of Legal Counsel (LEG) and the Department of Compliance, Risk Management, and Ethics (CRE) briefed the members on their roles and responsibilities. The Ethics Officer from CRE provided the Members and Advisers with an overview