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Sir David Nabarro obituary

Special envoy for the UN and the World Health Organization who was critical of the global response to Covid-19

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2025

Tributes paid to Sir David Nabarro, the World Health Organisation’s special envoy for Covid-19

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The Independent UK · Jul 27, 2025

Sir David Nabarro, WHO’s special envoy for Covid-19, dies aged 75

The World Health Organisation’s director-general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was ‘deeply shocked and saddened’.

Evening Standard · Jul 26, 2025

Bill Gates says ‘we haven’t seen the worst' of the Covid pandemic as he warns of more fatal variant

"We're still at risk of this pandemic generating a variant that would be even more transmissive and even more fatal”

Irish Mirror · May 2, 2022

WHO warns of another Covid surge in Ireland in matter of weeks as new variant takes hold

The WHO's special envoy on Covid-19 said hospitals will likely face “a lot of illness” as case numbers begin to increase again.

Irish Mirror · Apr 27, 2022

Covid-19 Ireland: WHO expert predicts new infection surge in coming weeks

More than 7,000 people have died of Covid-19 in Ireland

Dublin Live · Apr 27, 2022

Leo Varadkar insists Ireland will not turn Covid restrictions 'on and off'

Leo Varadkar said any advice about additional public health measures being rolled out would have to come from the Chief Medical Officer, Dr Tony Holohan

Irish Mirror · Mar 23, 2022

WHO warns Europe 'only passing halfway mark' of Covid pandemic with more 'surges' to hit

Dr David Nabarro, the WHO's special envoy for Covid-19, warned governments not to liken Covid-19 to flu, but said that the "end was in sight" in the battle against the virus

Daily Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

WHO warns against treating Covid-19 like the flu as 'end in sight'

'It's a new virus, and we must go on treating it as though it is full of surprises, very nasty and rather cunning'

Irish Mirror · Jan 24, 2022

The end of the UK's Covid crisis 'appears to be in sight' WHO chief claims

But David Nabarro, who is a WHO special envoy on Covid, warned that new variants could throw the UK's fight off course again.

Daily Record · Jan 17, 2022