{"id":2255,"date":"2022-12-30T20:51:27","date_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:51:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/?p=2255"},"modified":"2022-12-30T20:51:27","modified_gmt":"2022-12-30T20:51:27","slug":"who-needs-more-information-to-assess-latest-surge-in-infection-in-china-director-general-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/africaparrot.com\/index.php\/2022\/12\/30\/who-needs-more-information-to-assess-latest-surge-in-infection-in-china-director-general-says\/","title":{"rendered":"WHO needs more information to assess latest surge in infection in China, Director General says"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.<\/p><div class=\"afric-content\" id=\"afric-2584478152\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.schools.nyc.gov\/hello?utm_source=ecm-digital&#038;utm_medium=cpc&#038;utm_campaign=lac-dex-2026&#038;utm_content=french\" aria-label=\"French&#8212;300&#215;250\"><img src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/africaparrot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/French-300x250-1.gif?fit=300%2C250&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\"  class=\"no-lazyload\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"   \/><\/a><\/div>\n<p>COVID infections have risen across China this month after Beijing dismantled its zero-COVID policies including regular PCR testing on its population.<\/p>\n<p>The United States, South Korea, India, Italy, Japan and Taiwan have all imposed COVID tests for travelers from China in response.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn order to make a comprehensive risk assessment of the COVID19 situation on the ground in #China, WHO needs more detailed information,\u201d Tedros said in a tweet late on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World Health Organization needs more information to assess the latest surge in infections in China, Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. 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