The omicron variant of the coronavirus “is spreading significantly faster than the delta variant” and is “more likely than people who have been vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 can become infected or reinfected ”, warned this Monday the director of the World Health Organization(WHO).
“There is no doubt that the increased social mix during the holiday period in many countries will lead to an increase in cases, saturation of health systems and more deaths”Said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Gebreyesus at a press conference for journalists in Geneva.
Tedros was sympathetic to the tiredness of the citizens, but insisted that the fastest way to “return to normalcy” is “to make the difficult decisions that have to be made.” In “some cases,” that will mean “the cancellation or delay of events,” he said, citing as an example the reception they thought they would have with the press and that ultimately has not occurred.
But a canceled event is better than a canceled life. It is better to cancel now and celebrate later than to celebrate now and mourn later “, said the director of the Organization.
The epidemiologist leading the WHO response to the coronavirus, María Van Kerkhove, announced on her Twitter account that her family “has made the difficult decision to postpone their Christmas trip to the United States,” her country of origin.
