Ghebreyesus made evaluations about the Kovid-19 outbreak at the online press conference he held at WHO Headquarters. Reminding that 75 thousand deaths were reported in February due to Kovid-19 worldwide, Ghebreyesus stated that this figure decreased by about 90 percent last week to 9 thousand 400.
“We’ve come a long way, and this is certainly cause for optimism. But we continue to urge all governments, communities and individuals to be vigilant,” said Ghebreyesus. said.
The WHO Director emphasized that although Kovid-19 is preventable and curable, 10 thousand people per week lost their lives in the epidemic, which is a very high figure.
Stating that the difference in the rate of vaccinated between developed and underdeveloped countries is still high, Ghebreyesus noted that new variants of Kovid-19 continue to multiply rapidly. (AA)