WHO urges South Asian countries to still be wary of Covid-19

The upcoming festival and winter/cold seasons threatens to aggravate the situation if we let our guards down, says WHO regional director The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday cautioned against any relaxation of response actions as the South Asian region witnesses a slight decline in Covid-19 cases. WHO said the pandemic continues unabated and the world only needs to strengthen its response to curtail virus transmission, as per the WHOࢀ™s official release. Also read: Israel to start human trials of Covid vaccine ࢀ˜Brilifeࢀ™ this month-end Poonam Khetrapal Singh, Regional Director, WHO South-East Asia Region, said in an official statement: ࢀœThere…