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The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly "accelerating", the World Health Organization warns. IMAGES
The new coronavirus pandemic is clearly "accelerating", the World Health Organization warns, but says it is still possible to "change the trajectory" of the outbreak. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we are not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic." IMAGES
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesu warns that there could be no going return to the "old normal" any time soon as figures show coronavirus infections accelerating in many other parts of the world. SOUNDBITE
The economic outlook in the eurozone remains "clouded by uncertainties" because of the coronavirus pandemic, but an accelerating vaccination campaign should bring about a "firm rebound" in 2021, says ECB chief Christine Lagarde. SOUNDBITE
President Donald Trump's fourth Chief of Staff, Mark Meadows, is not winning any popularity contests among the president's aides. In a jaw-dropping exchange Sunday with CNN's Jake Tapper, Meadows said bluntly, 'We are not going to control the pandemic.' A Trump campaign adviser said there is widespread frustration over Meadows' comments, as well as his leadership more broadly. Sources say Trump remains displeased with how Meadows handled the crisis surrounding his own bout with coronavirus. Early in the crisis, Meadows came to view the White House coronavirus task force, led by Vice President Mike Pence, as largely irrelevant. He has not intervened as Dr. Scott Atlas, a radiologist with no experience in public health, undermines health experts and poo-poos mask-wearing. Besides downplaying the pandemic, Meadows has encouraged Trump to carry on his large-scale rallies, despite a nationwide surge in cases.
Some 400,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported over the weekend and the new coronavirus pandemic shows no sign of slowing down, says World Health Organization (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. IMAGES of a WHO press conference
At a press conference, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we continue to see misinformation on social media and mainstream media about the pandemic accord that countries are now negotiating". Earlier on Twitter, Elon Musk wrote "countries should not cede authority to WHO". Without naming the South African billionaire directly, the WHO chief says "the claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It's fake news". SOUNDBITE
"We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic," says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, urging the world to seize the opportunity to end the pandemic. SOUNDBITE
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