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Covid-19 continues to be a public health emergency of international concern, 8,000 to 9,000 deaths are being reported every week worldwide due to the infection, WHO chief scientist said.

Covid-19 deaths are rising globally WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan has warned in the latest tweet She has urged people to be ready for new Covid-19 waves

"There is now consistent evidence that Omicron is spreading significantly faster than the Delta variant," WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told the briefing. "And it is more likely people vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 could be infected or re-infected," Tedros said.

Soumya Swaminathan said discussions are ongoing for a "pandemic treaty". WHO chief scientist stressed on expanding scope of expansion.

WHO's chief scientist claims that even though COVID-19 vaccines may not be able to provide absolute protection but it can certainly reduce the risk of death and complications.

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan stated that the combination of COVID-19 vaccines seems to be working well against coronavirus variants across the globe. Many countries have already started testing combinations of COVID-19 vaccines, Swaminathan said.

Soumya Swaminathan has brought India several laurels from chess tournaments around the world.

A Bengaluru-based company has made the new diagnostic tool for TB.

TB incidence rates in high- income countries are in single-digit numbers, these rates are still in the hundreds in many countries of Asia, Africa and Latin America.