Can’t pretend Covid-19 isn’t here: WHO chief amid spike in cases

Ghebreyesus said in a tweet, “Learning to live with COVID-19 doesn’t mean we pretend it doesn’t exist.

In the last four weeks, there has been a 35% increase in deaths from COVID-19 across the world.

“On COVID-19, in the last four weeks, there has been a 35% increase in deaths globally. Just in the last one week, 15,000 people across the world have lost their lives to COVID-19. This is completely unacceptable when we have all the tools to prevent infection and save lives,” he said while briefing media personnel on monkeypox, COVID19 and other global health issues.

WHO chief It is further said that all the people across the country are affected by the virus and the pandemic. “But the virus is not exhausting us. Omicron remains the dominant version, with the BA.5 sub-version representing more than 90% of the sequences shared over the past month,” he said.

In one of the videos, Ghebreyesus is heard saying, “Just in the past week, 15,000 people have lost their lives to COVID-19 across the world. 15,000 per week is completely unacceptable when we don’t have access to prevent infection and All the tools are there to save lives.”

“None of us are helpless. Please get vaccinated if you’re not, and get a booster (dose) if you need it. Wear a mask when you can’t distance yourself and Try to avoid crowds, especially indoors. To talk about learning, there is a lot to live with this virus but we cannot live with 15,000 deaths in a week. We are not in a growing hospital We cannot live with unequal access to vaccines and other tools,” he said.

There are around 593 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally and the death toll is over 64.5 lakh. Most of these cases have been reported in the United States which is around 90 million. India follows the US with the second highest number of cases at around 44 million.

WHO chief also commented monkeypox That the world recorded nearly 7500 cases last week. There has been a 20% increase in monkeypox cases compared to the previous week.

“More than 35,000 cases of monkeypox have now been reported to WHO, from 92 countries and territories, with 12 deaths. About 7,500 cases were reported last week, a 20% increase from the week before. There was more. First,” he said.

Most cases of monkeypox are coming from America and Europe. Most cases are caused by sexual intercourse between males.

“Nearly all[monkeypox]cases are being reported – from Europe and the US – in men who have sex with men, services and information designed and delivered tailored to these communities to protect health, human rights for all countries Underscore the importance of doing, and the dignity,” he said.

With inputs from ANI.

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