Tedros: Omikeron is still a dangerous strain, and we must not let it "hitchhike"

According to agency France-Presse, according to the world health organization's weekly report released on Tuesday, there were more than 15 million new confirmed cases worldwide last week (an increase of 55%), and there may be millions of cases that have not been recorded. The WHO said the Opmikharong variant was the main cause of the surge in cases worldwide and was more contagious than Delta.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "Although The Amiqueron is less severe than the Delta strain, it remains a dangerous virus, especially for the unvaccinated. ”

He noted that "the vast majority" of COVID-19 patients who have to be hospitalized are not vaccinated, and that many around the world are still not vaccinated, so "we must not let this virus hitchhike or raise the white flag to surrender."

Tedros said that while vaccines are still very effective in preventing death and severe illness, they do not completely prevent the spread of the virus. "More transmission means more hospitalizations, more deaths, more people unable to work, including teachers and health workers," he said. At the same time, there is a greater risk of another mutant strain that is more contagious and deadly than Omikeron. ”

Tedros also said that the current global death rate is stable at about 50,000 people per week, but stressed: "Even learning to live with the new crown virus is not the same as accepting this death number." ”