On December 20, the World Health Organization (WHO) advised the public to cancel Christmas and New Year celebrations to prevent the spread of the new crown virus (SARS-CoV-2). It also pointed out that the pandemic should be ended in 2022.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a press conference on the 20th: "A cancellation of an event is better than a life being "cancelled."
He pointed out that the celebrations would lead to an increase in the number of confirmed cases in many places, an overburden of the medical system, and an increase in the number of deaths, so he called on the public to delay gatherings.
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Tan Desai said that the new coronavirus variant strain Omicron (Omi Keron) spreads faster than Delta (B.1.617.2), and people who have been vaccinated or have recovered may also be infected with Omicron.
He pointed out that the pandemic must be ended in 2022.
