WHO official: The COVID-19 pandemic is expected to end next year

On the 15th local time, Maria van Kokhov, technical director of the World Health Organization's health emergency project, said at a press conference that the Aomikron strain is spreading rapidly in many countries and regions, but the current research on the strain is still in the early stages. However, she also said that under the premise that the existing epidemic prevention measures can be widely used, if the spread of the new crown virus can continue to be controlled and the mortality rate can be reduced, the new crown pneumonia pandemic is very promising to end in 2022.

Maria van Kokhov said at a press conference on the same day that 77 countries and territories have reported cases of infection with the Omiljung strain, while some other countries may also have cases, but "just haven't detected it yet". Van Kokhoff noted that current data show that the mutation has spread faster than the Delta variant in some countries, but the study of the Omiljung strain is still in its early stages.

However, she also said that with the existing epidemic prevention tools and testing methods, the world is very hopeful to end the new crown epidemic in 2022.

Maria van Kokhoff, Technical Director of the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization: 2022 is the year we can end the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have anti-epidemic tools that can eliminate the spectrum of severe diseases, we can reduce morbidity and hospitalization rates, we can reduce the need for critically ill patients and intensive care units, we can control mortality and reduce the spread of the virus. I'm hopeful for 2022.

What is the "disease spectrum"?

Maria van Kokhov's "disease spectrum", which refers to the order of disease prevalence or mortality in the entire disease composition, is one of the important indicators that comprehensively reflect the level of health services in medical units, and is of great significance for understanding the types of diseases in a region or medical institution and their changing trends.