Simon Ateba is Chief White House Correspondent for Today News Africa. Simon covers President Joe Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris, the U.S. government, the United Nations, the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank and other financial and international institutions in Washington D.C. and New York City.
The World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday called on countries to prepare for the next pandemic, distribute vaccines equitably and thank Botswana and South Africa for detecting Omicron variant early, and not punish them.