The emergence of the new Omicron variant shows that COVID-19 "is not done with us" and demonstrates the need for a new international treaty to prevent pandemics, says WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus at the opening of a special session of the World Health Assembly. Nations are meeting in Geneva from Monday to Wednesday to discuss an international agreement setting out how to handle the next pandemic which experts fear is only a matter of time.
(Source: AFP)