A | Geneva, Oct 20 (UNI) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Covid-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.
The announcement came although the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began.
The WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee said on Wednesday after its quarterly assessment meeting last week that despite a decline in severe cases of Covid-19, and the falling number of weekly deaths, deaths from Covid-19 nevertheless remain high compared with other respiratory viruses.
It also warned of Covid-19-related complications and post-Covid-19 conditions, with the full impact of these still not completely understood. The outbreak could also evolve during the upcoming winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, the committee said.
Meanwhile, the current gaps in global surveillance of Covid-19 have hindered early identification and evaluation of the virus' evolution. With the virus expected to continue evolving, the committee said that the genetic and antigenic characteristics of future variants cannot yet be reliably predicted. Evolving variants may pose challenges to current vaccines and therapeutics, the committee warned.
"Given the above considerations, the committee concurred that continued coordination of the international response is necessary," and considered that "the situation remains dynamic and requires frequent reassessments, and that the termination of the PHEIC, when considered feasible, should be implemented as safely as possible."
The committee recommended that there should be three key priorities in the future: strengthening surveillance and achieving vaccination targets for at risk-groups; continuing to increase access to affordable therapeutics; and strengthening pandemic preparedness planning, while continuing to protect the most at-risk groups.
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国民党籍马祖民代陈雪生因涉嫌贪污，其办公室遭检调搜查近6小时。检方带走其胞弟陈雪怀等3人及4箱证物。
B | 舆论质疑赖清德当局借司法打压政治异己。 ◀国民党民代陈雪生 海峡导报综合报道 国民党籍马祖民代陈雪生24日遭检调搜查其位于台民意机构的办公室，行动从上午9点开始，下午2点16分，检调人员先行带走陈雪生办公室两名助理；下午2点42分，带队的台北地检署主任检察官曾扬岭带走陈雪生办公室主任、陈雪生胞弟陈雪怀等人，检调人员并从陈雪生办公室内带走4大箱证物及资料，行动总计近6小时。 陈雪生遭人检举涉嫌透过厂商养助理，并替厂商关说，检调24日搜查陈雪生办公室。今年2月无党籍民代高金素梅办公室遭搜查时，同样由曾扬岭率队进入搜查。另外，他也曾参与调查过台湾地区前领导人马英九的所谓“三中案”（马英九被指主导出售“中视”“中影”“中广”，今年7月无罪确定）。 今年6月，高金素梅因被控所谓“诈领助理费”等罪嫌，遭岛内检方起诉并求刑12年半。
C | 有岛内舆论质疑，这明显是赖清德借“司法”之名，对政治异己进行打压。 24日，陈雪生胞弟陈雪怀配合检调人员约谈，并到办公室配合调查。面对媒体追问案情，陈雪怀低头未回应。
D | 陈雪怀2019年退休后，至陈雪生办公室协助政策质询、选民服务。 据报道，当天下午2点16分，检调人员先带走陈雪生办公室两名助理；26分钟后，检察官曾扬岭带走陈雪怀等人，检调人员也从办公室内带走4大箱证物与相关资料，随后驱车离去。 台北地检署称，陈雪生因涉嫌违反“贪污治罪条例”等案，24日台“调查局”搜查相关处所，行动仍在进行，待执行告一段落后，将适时发布新闻稿进一步说明。 相关资料显示，此次被突然搜查的陈雪生，是马祖政坛重量级人物，已连任4届台民意机构民代。他多次批评赖当局两岸政策，警示两岸对抗恐推高台海战争风险，让金马首当其冲。
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