The pandemic is not over, WHO warns not to treat Covid-19 like the flu

SEPUTARTANGSEL.COM – Mutation rate virus Corona is still unpredictable, therefore the status is still a Pandemic and can’t be endemic like the flu.

World Organization Health (WHO), warned against treating Covid-19 as a disease endemic like the flu, not as pandemic, by saying the variance spread Omicron not yet stable.

This is due to the existence of a new variant Omicron which has entered several countries, although the death rate from this variant has been somewhat decreased.

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Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez says it may be time to change the way it tracks evolution Covid-19 instead of using methods similar to how to follow the flu, because the death rate has dropped. It means treat virus as ‘disease’ endemic, no pandemic.

The Spanish government is considering changing the way it tracks evolution pandemic to use a method similar to that of following the flu, without recording every case and without testing everyone who shows symptoms.

However, Catherine Smallwood, as the senior emergency officer WHO said, not to rush to make Covid-19 Becomes endemic.

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According to him, uncertainty and virus which is able to mutate quickly presents its own challenges, so we can’t be sure yet Covid-19 as Endemic.

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