2023-06-27 09:31:42
We must not let our guard down in the face of Covid, responsible for a thousand deaths each week in Europe, the European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. “Although this is no longer a global public health emergency, Covid-19 has not gone away,” regional director Hans Kluge told a press conference.
The WHO declared on May 5 that the Covid-19 pandemic no longer constituted a global health emergency.
“Nearly 1,000 new deaths from Covid-19 continue to occur every week in the region”, which brings together 53 countries and extends to Central Asia, he noted, however. In addition, “this figure is underestimated due to the decline in the number of countries which regularly report deaths from Covid-19 to the WHO”, added Mr Kluge, urging the authorities to ensure vaccination coverage. at least 70% of the vulnerable population. According to the UN official, it is “a complex disease that we still know very little about” although one in 30 Europeans has suffered from a long Covid in the past three years. “We must continue to look at the long-term sequelae of Covid, such as long Covid… These continue to have a profound impact on health worldwide and cannot be ignored. “, hammered the head of emergency situations, Catherine Smallwood.
Across Europe, vigilance is also required in the face of the mpox epidemic – 22 cases recorded in Europe in May – and the consequences of heat waves, underlined WHO Europe.
We must not let our guard down in the face of Covid, responsible for a thousand deaths each week in Europe, the European office of the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Tuesday. “Although this is no longer a global public health emergency, Covid-19 has not gone away,” regional director Hans Kluge told a press conference.
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