WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, at the press conference held at the Organization’s headquarters in Geneva, touched on the latest developments in Kovid-19 and the inequality in global vaccination. Stating that the decrease in weekly global Kovid-19 deaths continues, Ghebreyesus said, “We have seen the lowest weekly Kovid-19-related death toll since March 2020. Although this trend is pleasing, it does not show the whole picture.” said.
“CAUSE OF CASE INCREASES…”
Stating that the increase in cases in the WHO’s Americas and Africa Region has increased due to Kovid-19 variants, Ghebreyesus said, “South African researchers, who detected the Omicron variant, discovered two new sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5. In South Africa. It has been reported that these variants are the reason for the increase in cases in recent days. he said.
“WE CAN’T SEE HOW THE VIRUS WILL EVOLUTION IN MANY COUNTRIES”
Stating that there is no definite information about whether these sub-variants cause severe illness and death compared to others, Ghebreyesus said, “According to early data, Kovid-19 vaccinations are protective against severe disease and death.” said.
Underlining that the best protection against new variants of Kovid-19 is the realization of WHO’s global vaccination target and social distance, Ghebreyesus said, “Case tests and genetic sequencing are also important. Detecting BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of South Africa. “This is because the genetic sequencing that many countries have stopped is still continuing. In many other countries, we don’t see how this virus will evolve.” used the phrases.
Noting that Kovid-19 vaccines and drugs effective against the virus are still inaccessible in middle and low-income countries, Ghebreyesus noted that many countries have given up on purchasing Kovid-19 drugs due to high prices.
186 ATTACKS ON HEALTH CENTERS IN UKRAINE
Pointing out that the situation of health services worsened in Ukraine, where the war with Russia continues, Ghebreyesus announced that he will go to Poland to attend the “International Donors Conference for Ukraine” tomorrow.
Ghebreyesus stated that, according to WHO data, there have been 186 attacks on health centers since February 24, when the war started in Ukraine. (AA)