Washington, March 11 (IANS) Former US First Lady Michelle Obama will be inducted into the National Womens Hall of Fame in October, according to the organisation.

When asked at a press conference on Monday on whether the Organization should have used the word “pandemic” sooner, Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead on Covid-19, said that it announced a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on January 30, 2020, reports Xinhua news agency.

She said that the announcement was indeed the highest level of alarm, or “the highest level that we can under international law”.

On January 30, 2020, the WHO declared the outbreak as a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, following a two-day discussion by a team of international experts.