WHO ‘very concerned’ over evolving Covid situation in China

The head of the World Health Organization said he was “very concerned” Wednesday about an unprecedented wave of Covid cases in China, urging Beijing to provide detailed information about the severity of the situation.

“WHO is very concerned over the evolving situation in China,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a weekly news conference, appealing for detailed information on disease severity, hospital admissions and intensive care requirements.