AMMAN, Jan 1 — The World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General says he is optimistic that the COVID-19 pandemic will be defeated in 2022, provided countries work together to contain its spread.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu warned against “narrow nationalism and vaccine hoarding” in a new year statement, reported Jordan News Agency (Petra).
His comments come two years since the WHO was first notified of cases of an unknown pneumonia strain in China.
Global COVID-19 cases now stand at 287 million, while nearly 5.5 million people have died.
