When a new wave of infection spread throughout Europe and the US, the World Health Organization (WHO) urged the government and health care institutions to take action to stop the COVID-19 transmission. Director General of WHO Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated to Briefing in Geneva on July 12 that the sub-variant of Omicron’s strain increased the number of cases and resulted in additional deaths. To stop the spread, Tedros suggests to revive standards such as the use of masks.
WHO is concerned that, despite the increase in new cases, the supervision of new viruses and varieties that might be reduced. According to Tedros, the WHO Committee emphasized that the Covid-19 outbreak was still a state of public health emergency, which was how WHO categorized Pandemi.
Sub-Varian BA.4 and BA.5 Omicron is on the front lines of a new wave of cases that are centered in Europe when people attend large meetings and start traveling again after two years of stay.The National Statistics Office estimates that 2.1 million people in the UK, or one in every 25, are tested positive in the last week of June. Even if someone already has Covid-19, they are still vulnerable to infection; However, immunization helps maintain serious diseases.
“The new wave of the virus shows that the Covid-19 is not nearby,” Tedros said, adding that he was “worried about increasing death trends.”Who states that there is no evidence to date that BA.5 is worse than the previous Omicron variant or that approved vaccines and treatments are ineffective, noting that many governments are concerned about BA.5, especially anecdotal evidence of potential for infection repeat.
Maria van Kerkhove, WHO’s technical main officer for Covid-19, said that despite a decline in supervision, including testing and sorting to detect and identify variants, this virus still spread globally at a very fast level. WHO Regional Director for Europe has suggested to get the second dose of booster from vaccination for all vulnerable individuals and those who are in their direct circle.
