Coronavirus may surprise again, the epidemic is not over, WHO warns, 5 big advice

Posted on 20th Oct 2022 by rohit kumar

The coronavirus is not over yet. On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) also expressed concern. Not only this but WHO has also not ruled out the possibility of worsening the situation in the future. The special thing is that in some parts of the world, the new sub-variants are raising concerns. Along with this, the organization has been advised to take care of five things in terms of 5 emergencies.

 

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, 'This epidemic has surprised us before and may surprise us again.' The WHO warned, 'In some parts of the world, people think the epidemic is over. It remains a public health phenomenon, adversely and strongly impacting the health of the world population.

 

WHO's advice

Advised by the organization to emphasize five things to end the epidemic. These include tracking variants of Covid, increasing medical capacity to treat patients, immunization, people's access to affordable treatment, and a strong global framework for preparedness against the pandemic.

 

The organization has said that COVID-19 is still a public health emergency of international concern, which is the WHO's highest alert level. The announcement comes when the number of weekly deaths is almost at its lowest level since the pandemic began.

 

The WHO's International Health Regulations Emergency Committee, after its quarterly assessment meeting last week, said on Wednesday that despite a decline in severe cases of Covid-19 and the number of weekly deaths, deaths from Covid-19 are still comparable to the respiratory virus. in more.

 

The committee noted that the full impact of these is still not fully understood and also warned about complications related to COVID-19 and its aftermath. The committee said that the outbreak could also develop in the coming winter season in the Northern Hemisphere. The committee noted that the genetic and antigenic characteristics of future variants cannot yet be reliably predicted and that developing variants may pose challenges to current vaccines and therapeutics.

 

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