- The world needs to ramp up efforts to combat Covid-19 — and countries must not let their guard down even as vaccines are rolled out, said Dr. Soumya Swaminathan of the WHO amid a rise in cases.
- The World Health Organization last week warned that new Covid-19 cases were increasing around the world after six consecutive weeks of declines.
- Julie Morita, executive vice president of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, also warned that it's not time to be complacent.