“The 75th World Health Assembly, by appointment of the Executive Council, appoints Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus as Director General of WHO,” RIA Novosti quotes the words of a participant in the special session.

It is noted that the head of WHO can hold office for an unlimited number of terms.

Earlier, Ghebreyesus said that an increase in the incidence of coronavirus infection is observed in almost 70 countries around the world.