原标题:突发!这两国再起冲突,外媒:整条边境线都在开火据央视新闻援引俄罗斯卫星通讯社和《耶路撒冷邮报》报道,当地时间12日晚至13日凌晨,阿塞拜疆和亚美尼亚边境发生冲突,双方互相指责对方挑起冲突。阿塞拜疆国防部当地时间13日凌晨表示,亚美尼亚军队12日夜间在阿塞拜疆军队阵地附近进行挑衅破坏行动,造成阿方人员伤亡。亚美尼亚国防部发言人当地时间13日表示,截至当天凌晨4时,亚美尼亚与阿塞拜疆边境的局势仍然非常紧张,阿塞拜疆方面对亚美尼亚的军事和民用基础设施发起攻击。据海外网援引俄罗斯塔斯社13日报道,亚美尼亚国防部表示,9月13日0时5分,阿塞拜疆武装部队使用大炮、大口径武器和轻武器向该国多个方向猛烈开火,“亚美尼亚武装部队的阵地遭到炮击。 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.