Wednesday, December 30, 2020

World News Briefs -- December 30, 2020


Daily Mail:
WHO says coronavirus is not necessarily 'the big one' and a more deadly pandemic could sweep the globe 

 * Dr Mike Ryan said the pandemic was a 'wake-up call' that the planet is fragile
 * He said it had shown science, logistics, training and government needed to improve to manage future global health crises better 
 * Experts from the WHO spoke at the year's final press briefing on Tuesday
 * Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus praised progress made so far but noted new variants of Covid-19 and pandemic fatigue as challenges ahead

The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus pandemic is 'not necessarily the big one' and that a more deadly virus could yet sweep the globe. 

Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies programme, said on Tuesday that the pandemic was a 'wake-up call'.

'This pandemic has been very severe… it has affected every corner of this planet. But this is not necessarily the big one,' he told a media briefing. 


 MIDDLE EAST 









 ASIA 









 AFRICA 










 EUROPE 







Only 40% of French population say they want to take coronavirus vaccine as deaths soar across Europe including 1,000 a day in Germany and a new high of 205 in Sweden. 


Russia’s ultimatum to Navalny: Return immediately or face jail. 



 AMERICAS 

Record 3,700 people die in a single day from COVID as new high of 124,000 are hospitalized as mutant strain is found in Colorado. 




BREAKING NEWS: Republican Louisiana Congressman-elect Luke Letlow, 41, dies from COVID-19 just over ten days after testing positive for the virus. 






 TERRORISM/THE LONG WAR 

US-backed forces raid ISIS cells in Syria. 




ECONOMY/FINANCE/BUSINESS 






'Invincible' tech titans face growing scrutiny from Governments and users around fake news, tax avoidance and unfair competition as the coronavirus pandemic tightens their grip on lives. 

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