said the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDuring a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, one of the main lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries must respond quickly when an infectious disease suddenly strikes, according to AFP.
Regarding COVID-19, Ghebreyesus said the number of weekly deaths from the disease is now regarding a fifth of what it was a year ago.
He explained that "Last week, fewer than 10,000 people died" As a result of Covid-19, stressing that he does not underestimate this number and"All countries can still do a lot to save lives"according to AFP.
added "But we’ve come a long way. We hope that sometime next year we will be able to say that COVID-19 has not returned health emergency International".
But Ghebreyesus stressed that "This virus will not go away. It is here to stay, and all countries will have to learn to deal with it side by side respiratory system diseases other"As reported by Agence France-Presse.
And he continued "We will face many uncertainties and challenges in 2023. In low-income countries, only one in five people have been vaccinated".
With regard to monkeypox, the Director General ofWorld Health Organization Until this epidemic surprised the world.
To date, more than 82,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 110 countries, but the death rate from this disease has remained low, as the death toll has not exceeded 65 deaths worldwide.
added the Director-General of the World Health Organization "If the current trend continues, we hope that next year we will also announce the end of this health emergency".
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The organization said it hoped it would not remain a pandemic COVID-19 Andmonkeypox Two global health emergencies in 2023, the year you can expect these two diseases to end their most serious phase.
said the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDuring a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, one of the main lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries must respond quickly when an infectious disease suddenly strikes, according to AFP.
Regarding COVID-19, Ghebreyesus said the number of weekly deaths from the disease is now regarding a fifth of what it was a year ago.
He explained that “in the past week, less than 10,000 people died” as a result of Covid-19, stressing that he did not underestimate this number and that “all countries can still do a lot to save lives,” according to AFP.
“But we’ve come a long way. We hope that sometime next year we’ll be able to say that COVID-19 is no longer there,” he added. health emergency International”.
However, Ghebreyesus stressed that “this virus will not go away. It is here to stay, and all countries will have to learn how to deal with it together.” respiratory system diseases the other,” as reported by the French Agency.
“We will face many uncertainties and challenges in 2023. In low-income countries, only one out of every five people has been vaccinated,” he added.
With regard to monkeypox, the Director General ofWorld Health Organization Until this epidemic surprised the world.
To date, more than 82,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 110 countries, but the death rate from this disease has remained low, as the death toll has not exceeded 65 deaths worldwide.
“If the current trend continues, we hope that next year we will also announce the end of this health emergency,” added the Director-General of the World Health Organization.
