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Global concerns over the new type of corona, the World Health Organization is sitting in a meeting today

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  • 23 December, 2020 11:41:05

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News Desk: The World Health Organization (WHO) convened a meeting of members on Wednesday to discuss a new strain of coronavirus. The news agency Reuters reported this information. The meeting will discuss strategies on how to deal with this new type of corona, which was first identified in the UK.

A WHO spokesman said the meeting was arranged to help share information. Hans Cluj, WHO's European director for Europe, tweeted about it. "It's wise to limit travel to infection control until we have better information," he tweeted. The WHO has warned against widespread fears of a new type of corona. This (new type) is a normal part of the evolution of the epidemic, the agency said. The WHO has praised the UK for identifying new types of corona.

Many countries have imposed travel bans on the UK after a new type of corona was identified. Due to this many vehicles carrying emergency goods are stuck. In a statement, the WHO said priority should be given to the entry of all vehicles carrying goods stuck to deliver important goods such as food, medicine and fuel. Hans Cluj, director of the WHO's European Region, said the supply of important goods and emergency travel should continue.

Meanwhile, pharmaceutical companies have begun testing the effectiveness of their vaccines against new types of corona. Pfizer-Bioentech vaccine will work against the new type of corona, said Ugur Shahin, lead researcher and proprietor of Bioentech. Earlier, German Health Minister Yen Span said that experts in the European Union (EU) believe that the current vaccine against the new type of corona is effective.

The WHO says it does not yet have enough information to determine whether the new type of corona has any effect on the effectiveness of the vaccine. The UK government released information last week about the new type of corona. Last Saturday, the country reported that the new type of coronavirus was 80 percent more susceptible to infection than its predecessor. The United Kingdom is worried about this. The new type of corona has spread to multiple countries outside the UK. More than 30 countries have imposed travel bans on the UK.

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