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 on Thursday recommended against the use of remdesivir to treat COVID-19, after concluding that the antiviral drug made by Gilead Sciences INC. does not reduce deaths or recovery times.