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At a press conference, WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says "we continue to see misinformation on social media and mainstream media about the pandemic accord that countries are now negotiating". Earlier on Twitter, Elon Musk wrote "countries should not cede authority to WHO". Without naming the South African billionaire directly, the WHO chief says "the claim that the accord will cede power to WHO is quite simply false. It's fake news". SOUNDBITE
WHO director general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns a "toxic mix" at the global level of low vaccination coverage and testing rates, creating a fertile breeding ground for new Covid-19 variants to 'breed'. SOUNDBITE
Italians walk without masks in Rome as the whole country becomes a "low-risk" zone for Covid-19, marking a dramatic milestone for the first European country to be hit by the global pandemic in February 2020. IMAGES
The Director of the World Health Organisation's Europe Region Hans Kluge warns of "alarming" rates of Covid-19 transmission across Europe from the case numbers for September. SOUNDBITE
At Roissy airport, near Paris, passengers from Sao Paulo, Brazil, are being tested for coronavirus. Tests are now mandatory for travellers coming to France from sixteen at-risk countries. IMAGES
World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that spikes in coronavirus transmission in a number of countries are being driven by young people "letting down their guard", reminding them that they are also at risk. SOUNDBITE
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