2023-09-27 20:11:52
The World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the increase in the number of coronavirus cases observed in several countries as winter approaches.
Unfortunately, some states are no longer reporting their data related to the virus. But among those who continue to inform the WHO, the number of admissions to hospitals and particularly to intensive care has increased, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Wednesday in Geneva.
The official is concerned about the particularly low proportion of people vaccinated in high-risk groups in Europe and America.
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“The Covid-19 crisis may not be as acute as it was two years ago, but that does not mean we should ignore the disease,” he says.
According to the latest scientific studies, the circulation of current variants does not cause more severe cases than that of previous variants, informs coronavirus specialist Maria Van Kerkhove.
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The latter calls on governments to continue screening so that the spread of variants can be monitored.
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She stressed that known protective measures against the condition are still effective and should be maintained. Concretely, this involves ventilating rooms in homes, disinfecting your hands, wearing a mask when in contact with crowds in enclosed places and getting vaccinated.
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