Despite the decline in the number of injuries and the lifting of precautionary measures by most countries, such as wearing masks and social distancing, the World Health Organization confirmed that Corona Virus It remains a public health emergency of international concern.
The organization added, in a tweet on Twitter, today, Wednesday, that the emergency committee on Covid 19 met last week to discuss the global situation, noting that the organization is following more than 300 mutant of the Omicron virus.
“Last week, the Emergency Committee on #COVID19 met to discuss the global situation and the way forward. The committee’s view is that COVID-19 remains a public health emergency of international concern, and I agree”-@DrTedros
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) October 19, 2022
She also explained that the committee stressed the need to strengthen surveillance and facilitate access to tests, treatments and vaccines for those most at risk, and for all countries to update their national preparedness and response plans.
The virus continues to mutate
“While the global situation has clearly improved since the onset of the pandemic, the virus continues to change, and many risks and uncertainties remain. This epidemic has surprised us before and it can be surprising once more,” she said.
mutant omicron
The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said at the thirteenth meeting of the Emergency Committee on the Covid-19 pandemic on October 13, that the epidemiological situation is in a better position to declare the end of the pandemic as a global health emergency.
Increase in omicron cases
And he indicated that the number of reported weekly deaths has reached its lowest level since the start of the pandemic, noting that two thirds of the world’s population have received vaccinations, including 75% of health workers and the elderly.
Mutant Omicron (Shutterstock)
It is noteworthy that the epidemiologist and technical officer in charge of combating Covid-19 at the Health Organization, Dr. Maria Van Kerkhove, announced last July that there has been an increase in the detection of cases of Omicron infection around the world,
