With the advent of coronavirus vaccines, the world is faced with a paradoxical situation. This was stated by the Director of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO) Hans Kluge during a regular briefing.
According to Kluge, on the one hand, the start of vaccination gives the world hope for an early end to the pandemic. At the same time, new, often more infectious, mutations of the virus are emerging, which leads to tougher restrictive measures.
“This paradox, when people feel that the pandemic will soon end with vaccines, but at the same time are urged to adhere to restrictive measures in the face of a new threat, creates tension, anxiety, fatigue and confusion,” said a WHO spokesman.
He noted that the British strain of the coronavirus has been detected in 33 European countries, while cases of infection with the South African strain have been confirmed in 16 states of the region.
According to WHO, over 33 million cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Europe for all time. 722 thousand people died from complications caused by the disease.
