Coronavirus: WHO warns that new variants more dangerous than Delta may be generated | “The pandemic is far from over”

The Emergency Committee of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Thursday that there was a “high probability” that new variants of the coronavirus will appear, which would be “more dangerous”.

“The pandemic is far from over”, underlined the experts, responsible for advising the Director General of WHO. “There is a high probability that new disturbing variants, possibly more dangerous and more difficult to control than those who are already registered, ”they added.

In turn, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director of the WHO, assured that “China must cooperate more in the investigation into the origins of the coronavirus pandemic”, the first cases of which were detected in December 2019 in Wuhan.

“We must continue the investigation to find out what really happened, because if we do find out, it can help us avoid future similar crises, ”he said at a press conference in Geneva.

German Health Minister Jens Spahn has called on China to make possible further investigations into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic, saying more information is needed.

During the visit to Geneva, Spahn also announced a donation of 260 million euros to the WHO ACT-Accelerator program, which aims to ensure that everyone, including the poorest countries, receives vaccines and tests against Covid. -19.