Virus deaths top 3.3 million this year

GENEVA: More than 3.3 million people have lost their lives to Covid-19 this year – more deaths than from HIV, malaria and tuberculosis combined in 2020, says the head of the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Its director-general Tedros Ghebreyesus said the novel coronavirus continues to claim around 50,000 lives worldwide every week, but told journalists that “2022 should be the year we end the pandemic” with the tools the world has at its disposal.