declining trend continues covid-19 caseAccording to the Union Health Ministry, India recorded 1,549 Covid-19 cases on Monday. With 31 deaths in the last 24 hours, the country has seen a sharp drop in the number of Covid-19 deaths. active case load remained at 25,106 on Monday. And, the cumulative vaccines administered in the country reached 1,81,24,97,303.
However, there appears to be a sudden increase in Omicron cases around the world, with a World Health Organization The spokesperson informed last week that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a surge in cases in its latest weekly figures.
The United Nations health agency has previously said that the acute phase of the pandemic could end this year, but it will depend on how quickly we meet our goal of vaccinating 70% of the population in each country, among other factors. complete.
When asked by a reporter at the Geneva media briefing about the timing of the end of the pandemic, Margaret Harris said it was “too far away”. “We are definitely in the middle of the pandemic,” she said.
After a decline of more than a month, Covid cases began to rise around the world last week, the WHO said, as Asia and China’s Jilin province grapple with the outbreak of lockdown.
The WHO said a combination of factors was causing the increase, including the highly permeable Omicron variant and its cousin Ba.2 sub-variant, and the lifting of public health and social measures.
(with inputs from agencies)
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