WHO fears a worsening of the disease situation.
In European countries after Christmas at a rapid pace the number of new cases of coronavirus is growing.
This was reported in TSN.Rank on December 30.
In France for the past day has found a record 208 thousand patients. There have never been such figures in any other European country. By the way, from January 3, the French are expected to strengthen quarantine restrictions. However, the local government rejected the idea of introducing a lockdown on New Year's Eve.
In Great Britain 183 thousand cases of coronavirus were recorded per day. They say there. that up to 90% of infections are accounted for by the Omicron strain. In addition, significantly fewer patients need hospitalization than in previous waves of the pandemic, when the Delta strain dominated.
The anti-records have been updated in Spain. In the country, almost 100 per day thousands of new infections.
The WHO fears a worsening of the situation if the two strains of COVID-19 “Omicron” and “Delta” continue to circulate at the same time. Therefore, they call to accelerate the pace of vaccinations in the world and hope that next year more than 70% of the world's population will be vaccinated. By the way, it is this indicator that will allow ending the acute phase of the pandemic.
Recall, WHO predicts that the Omicron strain will dominate in Europe in a few weeks. This type of coronavirus is currently prevalent in the UK, Denmark and Portugal. It is considered the most contagious.
