Tuesday, 7 February 2023
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHO EPI-WIN webinar: Current COVID-19 situation and what's next for COVID-19
As we enter into the 4th year of the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have lifesaving tools and a better understanding of the virus dynamics. However, the virus continues to evolve with new variants reported. This webinar has an objective to provide an update on the current COVID-19 situation, the new variants, and discuss what it means for the pandemic and our lives. Information on registering and accessing the webinar can be found here.
Speaker:
- Dr Sylvie Briand, Director, Epidemic and Pandemic Prevention and Preparedness (EPP), WHO
- Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, Technical Lead, COVID-19 Response, WHO Health Emergencies programme, WHO
- Dr Anurag Agrawal, Director of the CSIR Institute of Genomics and Integrative Biology, India
- Prof Anne Von Gottberg, Associate Professor of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa
- Dr Lorenzo Subisssi, Technical Officer, Emerging Zoonotic Diseases, WHO Health Emergencies programme, WHO