been two years since the COVID-19 virus spread around the world. The question is, when will you be released from the clutches of this superhero? Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, has not been able to show much hope. He said on Tuesday that Pandemic was not over yet. And it hasn’t even reached the end yet. On the contrary, in many lands the rate of vaccination is still very low, which is a cause for concern. According to a media source.
The WHO chief also expressed his concern on Twitter. He writes, “Omicron is dominating the world. Concerned neo-hippies and their global warming, i’ll tell ya. Because a person who is not vaccinated is many times more likely to get sick and die. I urge everyone to do their best to reduce the risk of infection and the stress on the health system. “
Just last week, he forbade everyone to take Omicron lightly. “The virus is not straightforward,” he said. And it should not be taken lightly. Omicron is less deadly than deltars or less harmful to those who have been vaccinated. But it is also a dangerous virus. There is also a risk of hospitalization or death as a result of the infection. ” The WHO chief warned the world that it would not be right to ignore it as a common cold.
Meanwhile, in the middle of the day, there were indications that the graph of corona infection was going down a bit in the country. The number of daily victims was decreasing. But two days later, Wednesday’s statistics showed a sharp rise in the number of daily corona attacks in the country. Active cases have also increased a lot. Euronews Logo
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Pandemic is 'nowhere near over', World Health Organization warns
By Euronews • 18/01/2022 - 22:13
Pandemic is 'nowhere near over', World Health Organization warns
FILE - People wait in line outside a COVID-19 walk-in testing site, 5 December 2021, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US. - Copyright Michael Dwyer/AP Photo, FILE
The World Health Organization chief warned on Tuesday that the pandemic is "nowhere near over", adding that new variants are likely to continue emerging after Omicron.
"This pandemic is nowhere near over and with the incredible growth of Omicron globally, new variants are likely to emerge, which is why tracking and assessment remain critical," said Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, at a press conference.
The new, highly transmissible Omicron variant was first identified at the end of last year and has swept across the globe fuelling record-high cases in Europe and globally. WHO officials said that while the variant is less severe on average, it is still causing hospitalisation and death.
"Speaking purely of this as a mild virus or less severe gives an impression that this would be less severe in its impact on the health system. That is not the case if the virus is able to spread uncontrollably throughout society and that's why we have advised continued adherence to measures," said Mike Ryan, the WHO health emergencies programme executive-director.
The warnings come as some governments suggest they may treat COVID-19 as an endemic illness, one that is regularly found among people such as a cold or flu virus.
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