Geneva - Sana
Today, the World Health Organization expressed its concern about the levels of Corona virus outbreaks in a number of countries around the world, stressing that the estimated death rate is quite high.
Sputnik quoted WHO's epidemiologist, Maria Van Kerkhove, as saying in a session of questions: "We are beginning to see some worrying trends in a number of countries, where infections are increasing to levels like the ones we witnessed in the spring period."
Kerkhove added that the noticeable increase in the number of people entering hospitals in the northern hemisphere is a worrying sign, indicating that "we have not seen the transmission of influenza yet, so we are unable to differentiate between it and Covid 19 at the beginning. Doing so requires examination, and the examination systems are already exhausted despite their development and will become more exhausting." .
The official explained that the estimated death toll from infection with the Coronavirus, including unidentified cases, is 0.6 percent, which is quite high, given the ability of the epidemic to spread on a large scale and the existence of measures to prevent this.
Kerkhove explained that the serology tests and the results of studies are that less than 10 percent of the world's population has contracted Covid 19 disease, pointing out that this means that the virus still has a long way to go and that "the world has not yet come close to achieving the level of herd immunity."
The new Coronavirus infections are approaching 30 million cases around the world, while the deaths exceeded 942 thousand, and some countries have witnessed a return to quarantine measures again with the high rate of infections, while others have taken measures to cope with the outbreak of the epidemic.
