Against the backdrop of the spread of the omicron: The
director general of the World Health Organization,
Theodros Adhanum,
said today (Wednesday) that "the omicron and the delta have caused a tsunami of infections - the vaccines must reach other countries."
Adhanum, concerned about the spread, reiterated his call that states should distribute vaccines more equitably.
He added that the World Health Organization is working in each country to reach a target of 70% vaccination coverage by mid-2022, which will help seriously end the epidemic stage.
Also, against the background of the New Year celebration, China is alerting the World Health Organization to 27 cases of "viral pneumonia", from an unknown source in the city of Wuhan.
Since then, more than 281 million people have been reported infected with the new corona virus worldwide and more than 5 million have died, according to a Reuters report.
Significant increase in the number of infected in Corona
Earlier, the World Health Organization released a special report that the situation on the American continents in both halves of the globe is the most severe, with a jump of 39%. In addition, the number of people infected with corona has increased significantly compared to the previous week.
Queue for corona tests in New York City, yesterday, Photo: AFP
As for Africa, the report warned that “the region reported more than 274,000 new cases, however the weekly increase was smaller (7%) compared to the previous week (53%).
"An increase of more than 50% in morbidity was observed in almost two-thirds of the countries in the region," it was written.
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