Covid has not forgotten us says WHO Chief.
WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that COVID cases are likely to rise in coming months with colder weather approaching. “people spending more time indoors, the risks for more intense transmission and hospitalization will only increase in the coming months – not only for COVID19, but for other diseases including influenza”
Over the past four weeks, the reported COVID deaths globally have increased by 35%. Just in the past week, 15,000 people around the world lost their lives to COVID-19. “This is completely unacceptable, when we have all the tools to prevent infections and save lives”
He further asserted “We cannot live with mounting hospitalizations and deaths or inequitable access to vaccines and other tools.”
Tedros also said that currently, Omicron remains the dominant variant, with the BA.5 sub-variant representing more than 90% of sequences shared in the last month. “We’re all tired of this virus, and tired of the pandemic. But the virus is not tired of us.” (Courtesy MINT)
