New waves of Covid-19 cases show that the pandemic is “nowhere near over”, claims the World Health Organization’s chief.
Many people have reacted online saying that WHO are simply scaremongering people to keep control of what to do, where they go and how the live their lives. However, others say that the numbers are indicating that the pandemic is indeed far from over.
“New waves of the virus demonstrate again that Covid-19 is nowhere near over,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference.
He added: “As the virus pushes at us, we must push back.”
“The virus is running freely and countries are not effectively managing the disease burden based on their capacity.
“In terms of both hospitalisation for acute cases and the expanding number of people with post-Covid condition, often referred to as long Covid,” he said.
“As Covid-19 transmission and hospitalisations rise, governments must also deploy tried and tested measures like masking, improved ventilation and test and treat protocols,” Dr Tedros said.
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