#WHO DG speech: ''...Although #data available to WHO continues to decline, we have seen increasing reports of #hospitalizations, #ICU admissions and #deaths in some countries. We continue to call on all countries to strengthen #surveillance, #sequencing and reporting so we can assess the #risk of new #variants such as #EG5 and #BA286. ...'', https://www.who.int/news-room/speeches/item/who-director-general-s-opening-remarks-at-the-media-briefing---25-august-2023 #SARS_CoV_2 #VOI #pandemic #news