The COVID-19 pandemic it is far from over. This was warned by world leaders, the head of the World Health Organization Tedros Adanom Gebreyesus, quoted by the BBC.
He spoke out against speculation that the new dominant option Omicron is significantly lighter and has eliminated the threat of the virus.
The warning comes against the background of record growth of new infections in some European countries. Yesterday, France reported nearly half a million new cases of the virus.
More than 5.5 million people have fallen victim to COVID-19 worldwide
Confirmed cases of coronavirus exceed 325 million
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Hebrews emphasized that in a week Omicron has led to 18 million new infections worldwide.
According to him, if the average option is milder, it was misleading to think that it is a milder disease.
Make no mistake, Omicron leads to hospitalizations and deaths, and even milder cases fill health facilities. warned the head of the WHO.
He expressed concern that vaccination levels are low in many countries, and people are at much greater risk than severe disease and death without vaccine.
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The WHO predicts that more than 50% of Europeans will become infected with Omicron in the next two months
More than 7 million new infections in the first week of 2022 alone
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