Last week, more than 15 million new cases of coronavirus were reported to the Organization worldwide, by far the highest number of cases reported in a single week. This has been driven by “the Omicron variant that is rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
On the other hand, the number of deaths reported each week has remained stable since October last year with an average of 48,000 deaths. Although the number of hospitalized patients is increasing in most countries, this is not at the levels seen in previous waves. This is likely due to less severity of Ómicron and generalized immunity from vaccination or previous infection, he added.
“Let’s be clear: Although Ómicron causes less serious disease than Delta, it is still a dangerous virus, mainly for the unvaccinated.”, assured the head of the WHO. The organization has consistently warned that the sheer volume of cases is placing a heavy burden on health systems.
“We will have to see what happens as this virus evolves”said Van Kerkhove, who warned of future outbreaks among the unvaccinated and those who are not well protected.
Severe illness and death can be reduced with vaccination, as well as improving clinical care, he said. However, this really depends on the nature of the interventions.
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