The World Health Organization (WHO) believes that a zero Covid policy as applied by China is not “durableThe body has, furthermore, expressed concern in Geneva over the increase in cases in more than 50 countries.
“A change would be important“In the Chinese attitude, told the press the general manager, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus., which he affirmed to his Chinese interlocutors.
For his part, the head of emergency programs at the WHO, Michael Ryan, also calls for flexibility. The rights of individuals must also be taken into consideration, according to him.
More broadly, the organization is concerned regarding the increase in cases in dozens of countries. Subvariants of Omicron carry this extension.
