Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that although reports of deaths from the diseaseCovid-19 will decrease worldwide But with colder weather in the northern hemisphere Number of patients admitted to the hospital and deaths may increase over the next few months.
epidemiological information The WHO’s latest weekly report said the number of COVID-19 cases Weekly new cases fell 9 percent to about 5.3 million during the week of Aug. 15-21 compared to the previous week. The weekly number of new deaths was more than 14,000, down 15 percent from the previous week.
Tedros said the virus was mutated. Omicron species new subspecies Currently, it is able to infect more than many previous species. and the risk of incidence of highly contagious strains And the more dangerous still exists. Yet vaccination coverage rates among the people most at risk remain too low. especially in low income countries
WHO fears high death toll, serious illness from coronavirus Factors of species-weather “Even in high-income countries 30% of healthcare workers and 20% of the elderly are still not vaccinated against COVID-19. These vaccination gaps pose a risk to all of us. Therefore, we ask everyone to vaccinate the normal and booster doses according to the instructions,” Tedros said, advising everyone to wear masks in crowded indoor areas.
“Living with COVID-19 It doesn’t mean pretending that the pandemic is over. Rather, it means taking basic surveillance measures to avoid infection. Or if it’s infected, it helps me not get sick or die,” concluded Tedros. ready to call on governments of all countries to improve their policies to use existing tools to deal with COVID-19 responsibly
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