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A | Geneva, Oct 20 (UNI) The World Health Organization (WHO) said that Covid-19 is still a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC), the WHO's highest alert level.

The announcement came although the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began.

The WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee said on Wednesday after its quarterly assessment meeting last week that despite a decline in severe cases of Covid-19, and the falling number of weekly deaths, deaths from Covid-19 nevertheless remain high compared with other respiratory viruses.

It also warned of Covid-19-related complications and post-Covid-19 conditions, with the full impact of these still not completely understood. The outbreak could also evolve during the upcoming winter season in the Northern Hemisphere, the committee said.

Meanwhile, the current gaps in global surveillance of Covid-19 have hindered early identification and evaluation of the virus' evolution. With the virus expected to continue evolving, the committee said that the genetic and antigenic characteristics of future variants cannot yet be reliably predicted. Evolving variants may pose challenges to current vaccines and therapeutics, the committee warned.

"Given the above considerations, the committee concurred that continued coordination of the international response is necessary," and considered that "the situation remains dynamic and requires frequent reassessments, and that the termination of the PHEIC, when considered feasible, should be implemented as safely as possible."

The committee recommended that there should be three key priorities in the future: strengthening surveillance and achieving vaccination targets for at risk-groups; continuing to increase access to affordable therapeutics; and strengthening pandemic preparedness planning, while continuing to protect the most at-risk groups.

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B | Short videos posted by a Nigerian sales representative in eastern China's Zhejiang Province are helping a Chinese farm machinery producer reach overseas customers, with one TikTok post attracting more than 1.2 million views. Onyekwelu Patrick Chinazam, known by his Chinese name Zheng Zewei, works for Zhejiang Jiying Intelligent Agricultural Machinery Equipment in Changshan county. He is responsible for expanding the company's overseas business and introducing its products to international customers in fluent Chinese. Zheng focuses mainly on Southeast Asian markets, including Malaysia and Laos. He sells up to 16 machines a month to Malaysia. He also runs a TikTok account featuring demonstrations of the company's products, including a tracked transporter designed for mountainous terrain. The account has attracted more than 20,000 followers and become an important channel for overseas customers to learn about Chinese farm machinery. Zheng's connection with China began at a Confucius Institute in Nigeria. Although he studied real estate, he took up Chinese to improve his career prospects. He came to China in 2019 to pursue a master's degree in international Chinese language education in Qufu, Shandong province, and joined the farm machinery company in late 2020. He moved with the company to Changshan in 2023. Zheng said China's well-developed shipping logistics and efficient cross-border trade services have helped smart farm machinery reach more overseas markets. He said he hopes to bring China's agricultural mechanization experience back to Nigeria. 。