said the director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDuring a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, one of the key lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries must respond quickly when an infectious disease strikes suddenly, according to AFP.
Regarding COVID-19, Ghebreyesus said the number of weekly deaths from the disease is now about a fifth of what it was a year ago.
He explained it "Fewer than 10,000 people died last week" Due to the Covid-19, emphasizing not to underestimate this number and"All countries can still do a lot to save lives"according to the AFP.
added "But we’ve come a long way. Let’s hope that next year we can say that COVID-19 has not returned sanitary emergency International".
But Ghebreyesus pointed this out "This virus will not go away. It is here to stay and all countries will have to learn to deal with it side by side diseases of the respiratory system Other"As reported by Agence France-Presse.
And he continued "We will face many uncertainties and challenges in 2023. In low-income countries, only one in five people have been vaccinated".
Regarding monkeypox, the Director General ofWorld Health Organization Until this epidemic took the world by surprise.
To date, more than 82,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 110 countries, but the death rate from this disease has remained low, as the death toll has not exceeded 65 deaths worldwide.
added the director-general of the World Health Organization "If the current trend continues, we hope that next year we will also announce the end of this health emergency".
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The organization said it hoped it would not remain a pandemic COVID-19 Andmonkeypox Two global health emergencies in 2023, the year these two diseases can be expected to end their most severe phase.
said the director-general of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom GhebreyesusDuring a press conference in Geneva on Wednesday, one of the key lessons learned from the Covid-19 pandemic is that countries must respond quickly when an infectious disease strikes suddenly, according to AFP.
Regarding COVID-19, Ghebreyesus said the number of weekly deaths from the disease is now about a fifth of what it was a year ago.
He explained that “fewer than 10,000 people have died in the last week” from Covid-19, stressing that he has not underestimated this number and that “all countries can still do a lot to save lives,” according to AFP.
“But we’ve come a long way. Hopefully next year we’ll be able to say that COVID-19 is gone,” he added. sanitary emergency International”.
However, Ghebreyesus stressed that “this virus will not disappear. It is here to stay and all countries will have to learn how to deal with it together”. diseases of the respiratory system the other”, as reported by the French agency.
“We will face many uncertainties and challenges in 2023. In low-income countries, only one in five people have been vaccinated,” he added.
Regarding monkeypox, the Director General ofWorld Health Organization Until this epidemic took the world by surprise.
To date, more than 82,000 cases of monkeypox have been recorded in 110 countries, but the death rate from this disease has remained low, as the death toll has not exceeded 65 deaths worldwide.
“If the current trend continues, we hope that next year we will also announce the end of this health emergency,” added the director-general of the World Health Organization.
