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) on Tuesday issued travel advisory for countries to stem the spread of the Omicron variant of COVID-19, and commended South Africa and Botswana for “the speed and transparency with which they notified and shared information on Omicron, allowing other countries to rapidly adjust their response.”
