A record number of new coronavirus infections have been reported worldwide last week, affecting nine and a half million people.
As a result, the number of weekly infections has risen by 71 percent, compared to the WHO’s “tsunami” omicron.
“Like the previous versions, the omicron takes people to the hospital or kills them. In fact, the number of such cases is so huge and rapid that it is taking over health systems around the world.
Hospitals are becoming overcrowded and there is a shortage of staff, causing more deaths not only from Covid-19 but also from other diseases and injuries, as patients are unable to receive timely care, “said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Gebreiesus.
“First-generation vaccines may not stop all infections and their spread, but they are still very effective in reducing hospitalizations and deaths,” he said.
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