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WHO Webinar – Global Update on COVID-19: managing the risks from new variants
Although COVID-19 is no longer a public health emergency of international concern, [ed. note: not so sure about that] it remains a public health threat, and the number of people infected have increased in recent months. New variants of SARS-CoV-2 have also emerged, such as EG.5 and BA2.86. This webinar will cover the current situation, what the emerging variants are and how much of a risk they pose to public health, and what can be done about it.
This webinar will offer interpretation services in French, Spanish, Russian and Arabic, while also featuring AI-powered interpretation in Bengali, Chinese and Hindi to broaden global accessibility.
Speakers
Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Preparedness and Prevention, WHO
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Unit Head, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit, WHO
Prof Anne von Gottberg, National Institute of Communicable Diseases, South Africa
Dr Meera Chand, Deputy Director, UK Health Security Agency (to be confirmed)
Dr Lorenzo Subissi, Technical Officer, Emerging Diseases and Zoonoses Unit, WHO
Q&A
Participants will be able to submit questions during the webinar by using Zoom’s “Q&A” feature. You may also submit them in advance by sending them to epi-win@who.int
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