On the 20th local time, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization, said at a press conference held in Geneva that the new crown pneumonia epidemic in 2021 took at least 3.3 million lives, and now 50,000 people still die directly from the new crown pneumonia every week. Tedros said that in 2022 we must end the COVID-19 pandemic. All countries need to invest in preventing future catastrophes of this magnitude and accelerating the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said the data showed that the Opmi kerong variant spread faster than the Delta strain, and that people who had been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 were likely to be re-infected with the virus. The epidemic has not only disrupted people's normal lives, but also disrupted screening, treatment and services for other diseases. With the end-of-year festival approaching, he suggested canceling the event during the holiday season. "We all want to get back to normal, and the fastest way is for all leaders and individuals to make tough decisions that must be made to protect ourselves and others," Tedros said. In some cases, this means cancellation or postponement (of festive events). Tedros stressed that the epidemic may end, but people must strengthen prevention measures, including vaccinations, masks and social distancing. At the same time, the world must also address the unequal distribution of vaccines.
Who's head of new coronavirus technology Van Kokhov also said a few days ago that the new crown epidemic is expected to end in 2022. Van Kokchhov, WHO's head of COVID-19 technology, said: "2022 is the year we can end the COVID-19 pandemic, we now have ways to exclude serious diseases, we can reduce the incidence of hospitalization rates for critically ill patients, as well as people who need to live in the ICU and people who are on the verge of death. I'm full of incredible hope for 2022. ”
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