WHO: The number of new covid-19 diagnoses and deaths worldwide rises for the first time in two months

The Paper's reporter Nan Boyi

The World Health Organization (WHO) said at a briefing on Oct. 28 that the number of COVID-19 infections and deaths worldwide has increased for the first time in two months as the number of covid-19 infections in Europe rises for three consecutive weeks.

According to the US Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) reported on the 28th, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a briefing on the same day that although the number of infection cases in all other parts of the world is declining, as the number of new coronavirus infections in Europe has risen for three consecutive weeks, the number of new crown infection cases and deaths worldwide has increased for the first time in two months. According to the WHO's latest epidemiological data update, in the week ending 24 October, nearly 3 million new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported worldwide, an increase of 4% over the previous week.

"As europe continues to rise more than declines elsewhere, the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases and deaths worldwide has increased for the first time in two months, which reminds us once again that COVID-19 is far from over," Tedros noted. ”

According to CNBC's analysis of the Johns Hopkins University data report, there has been a surge in confirmed covid-19 cases in the Czech Republic and Hungary, with the average number of cases in the Czech Republic and Hungary in the 7 days increasing by more than 100% as of the 27th compared to the previous week. Johns Hopkins University found that croatia, Denmark, Norway and Poland all saw an increase of more than 70 percent in weekly average cases.

According to data provided by Johns Hopkins University, in addition to EU countries, Russia reported an average of more than 35,800 new cases in 7 days on the 26th, 10% higher than the previous week. Ukraine's seven-day average of new cases exceeded 21,900, an increase of 43% over the previous week, all of which reached the surge in the outbreak. At the same time, the number of deaths in both countries during this period also reached a record high.

Maria Vankelhof, head of WHO's COVID-19 technology unit, said the changing Delta variant and the upcoming winter could lead to another outbreak. "As winter begins, people tend to spend more time indoors, in close proximity, and possibly in poorly ventilated rooms, and the number of confirmed cases will increase accordingly." VanKelhof said.

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