"I will go further and suggest that hope and pride and not despair are the ultimate legacy of genetic diversity, becau…"

"An announcement on the new name would be made "as soon as possible", said Tedros."

"The probability of containment is diminishing daily. It's really unfortunate because we do have the tools. This is no…"

"Right now we just don't have nearly enough vaccine to even begin to have a measurable impact on widespread global tra…"

"Declaring a PHEIC makes governments and the global public sit up and take notice. It raises the political stakes for …"

"Public health officials reject comparisons to the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, when they mandated masks an…"

"We are prepared to take our response to the next level in addressing this virus and we urge every American to take mo…"

"RNA viruses like the coronavirus can mutate when they replicate, especially when circulating at high rates."

"We are looking at the degree of virulence this (Omicron) strain has, we are seeing if the vaccines with which we immu…"

"Gauteng was absolutely clobbered by the Delta wave only five months ago, so there’s no doubt that this variant is cau…"