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| No images? Click here Monday, 14 June, 2021 Please find enclosed the link of the WHO Director-General's statement as well as other materials from the COVID-19 updates press conference on 14 June: Globally, the number of new cases of COVID-19 reported to WHO has now declined for 7 weeks in a row. Deaths are not falling as quickly. And the global decline masks a worrying increase in cases and deaths in many countries. The steep increase in Africa is especially concerning. At the G7 Summit on Saturday, I said that to end the pandemic, our shared goal must be to vaccinate at least 70% of the world’s population by the time the G7 meets again in Germany next year. I welcome the announcement that G7 countries will donate 870 million vaccine doses, primarily through COVAX. This is a big help, but we need more, and we need them faster. More than 10 thousand people are dying every day. The emergence of more transmissible variants means public health and social measures may need to be more stringent and applied for longer, in areas where vaccination rates remain low. To improve the evidence base on the effectiveness of public health and social measures, WHO is collecting data from around the world on which measures are used and the level at which they are applied. We have also established a new WHO working group, with the support of Norway, to study the impact of public health and social measures during COVID-19 and other health emergencies. Today is World Blood Donor Day. This year we are highlighting the role of young people in supporting safe and sufficient blood supplies now and in the future.Media briefing audio file (45mins): Audio web link: Video news edit (03mins16) RELATED Press briefing audio file from 12 June Please find the link to the audio file of the press briefing with WHO's participation that took place on Saturday, 12 June, at the end of the G7 meeting (length 53mins): Media contacts: You are receiving this NO-REPLY email because you are included on a WHO mail list.
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