Ryan suggested, according to the American Al-Hurra channel, that about 10% of the world’s population was infected with the virus, or about 780 million people, while the officially announced figures indicate that the number of cases is about 35.3 million.
The director of the emergency department – who was speaking during an extraordinary session of the organization’s executive council about dealing with the epidemic – said that the numbers of cases “vary from urban areas to rural areas, and between different groups,” but this ultimately means that “the vast majority of the world’s population is still At risk, “stressing that the epidemic continues to evolve, but at the same time many lives have been saved and more people can be protected.
He added that there is a jump in cases in Southeast Asia, and an increase in Europe and the eastern Mediterranean, while there is stability in Africa and the Western Pacific in general, but despite this, the world is heading “towards a difficult period” .. “The disease continues.” It is spreading and increasing in many parts of the world. “
For his part, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, called – in his speech – to accelerate the reform of the International Foundation to deal with health challenges.
The Director-General has advocated for the reform that he has implemented in the past three years, but called for “faster” reform to be more effective. “We are not on the wrong track … but we must accelerate the pace. The pandemic is a warning sign for all of us,” he said.
It is worth noting that the two-day meeting is the fifth of its kind, and includes representatives of 34 countries who have been elected for a period of three years, and its mission is to set and implement the decisions of the members of the organization.
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