Comprehensive foreign media reports, on February 1, local time, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press briefing on the same day that since the first detection of the Omiljung variant 10 weeks ago, 90 million confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia have been reported worldwide, exceeding the total number of cases in 2020.
As many countries relax restrictive measures in a state of public fatigue over the fight against the pandemic, Tedros warned that Omilon should not be underestimated, although it has shown to be less serious than the disease caused by earlier mutated strains. He noted that the increase in the number of deaths in most parts of the world is very worrying.
Tedros said the number of COVID-19 deaths is on the rise in four of the who are six regions around the world.
Speaking at the WHO's weekly COVID-19 briefing, Tedros said: "We are concerned that some countries have developed a sense that, because of vaccination rates, as well as the high contagiousness and low pathogenicity of Omilon, it is no longer possible or necessary to prevent the spread of the virus. ”
He said there was nothing more deviant than that. It is too early for any country to surrender or declare victory. This virus is dangerous, and it continues to evolve right before our eyes.
The World Health Organization's weekly epidemiological bulletin shows that cases of infection with the Omikejung variant have been detected in 57 countries. Of all COVID-19 samples collected in the past month, more than 93 percent of the Omiljung variants include several subtypes: BA.1, BA.1.1, BA.2 and BA.3. BA.1 and BA.1.1 are the earliest versions to be identified, and they still account for more than 96% of global Opmi-Kerong cases.
However, there was a marked increase in the number of cases of infection with the Subtype of Omiqueron, BA.2, which has several mutations that differ from the original Omiljun strain, particularly on the spike protein on the surface of the virus, which is a key part of entering human cells.
In some countries, the subtype of the variant now accounts for more than half of the Collection of Omikejong sequences, WHO said.
While the threat of the virus remains, many European countries have begun to ease lockdown measures, including the United Kingdom, France, Ireland and the Netherlands.
Denmark announced on Tuesday (February 1) a return to "the life it was before". Despite the record number of new confirmed cases, Denmark believes it can do so due to its high vaccination rate and low pathogenicity rate in Omiljung.
After trying the initial "lie flat" in September and November, Denmark again implemented epidemic prevention measures due to the attack on Omicron. Now, that's a thing of the past.
Marie Touflet, a 23-year-old Danish student, told AFP: "It is quite strange not to wear a mask when riding the metro compared to France. But it's still very pleasant because you can see people's faces and you feel like you're living a normal life again. ”
Denmark currently has few restrictions and only targets unvaccinated travellers from countries outside the Schengen area.
Natalia Chechetkina, a receptionist from Denmark, 31, said: "The best thing for me is that I don't have to wear a mask anymore. At least now we have a choice, whether we want to protect ourselves or want to be free. ”
With almost complete easing of restrictions, Denmark, a country of 5.8 million people, has seen more than 50,000 new confirmed cases per day in recent weeks, but the number of hospitalized patients in intensive care units has declined.