43 minutes agoWHO Director: Pandemia is far from over
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(5 years ago)The World Health Organization's Director-General says that the coronary pandemic is “very far from the end” as cases of infection and death are on the rise. Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebrreesus spoke in Geneva during the organisation's report to COVID-19. Tedros said the only way to defeat the virus is global co-operation. “The global number of [...]
Tedros said the only way to defeat the virus is global co-operation.
The global number of reported cases and deaths by COVID-19 is growing for the first time in two months, prompted by a steady rise in Europe. It's another reminder that COVID-19 pandemic is far from over. One of the main reasons the pandemic is continuing is the uneven approach to mechanisms to combat it,” he said, demanding a more just distribution of vaccines.
Low-income countries make up 9 percent of the world's population, but only 0.5 percent of the world's administered vaccines are done in those countries, according to WHO.
WHO's leading expert, Soumya Swaminathan, said she hoped G-20 countries leaders meeting in Rome this weekend would give priority to vaccine supplies for countries that need them most.
“Today, the number of intensive doses that are being administered worldwide -- approximately one million injections a day -- is triple the amount of vaccines administered in low income countries, which is about 330,000 doses a day”, she said.
O BSH) had called for a mortorium for strengthening doses by the end of the year so that the doses were given to those countries with a vaccine level of 4-5 percent.
