Covid-19: Mortality dropped by 90% since February, says WHO

MOSCOW: Deaths caused by Covid-19 globally have decreased by almost 90% compared with February, although the rates of testing and vaccination remain low, says World Health Organisation (WHO) director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

"Just over 9,400 Covid-19 deaths were reported to WHO last week. Almost 90% less than in February of this year, when weekly deaths topped 75,000," Tedros said at a press briefing on Wednesday (Nov 9).