While some states are working to facilitate the closure, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the pandemic is at a “critical point” and that new infections are growing “exponentially”, with 4.4 million cases worldwide last week.
On Monday, the WTO’s technical lead of the Covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, set out how “We are at a critical point of the pandemic” despite the fact that some countries claim to have controlled the virus domestically, as global cases are currently eight times higher than a year ago.
This is not the situation where we want to be in a pandemic within 16 months where we have proven controls.
The epidemiologist of the infectious diseases mentioned the recent figures, and this is the case “Exponential growth,” with the WHO documenting more than 4.4 million new infections per week worldwide. The world figures for the week are the highest for a period of seven days since mid-January.
The sharp remarks come as states in America and parts of the UK ease their restrictions on closure, claiming the virus has been brought under control by Covid-19 restrictions and the rapid implementation of their vaccination programs.
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However, while some states are beginning to relax, WTO officials have stressed how other countries are still paralyzed by the virus as vaccinations “Is not yet here in all parts of the world.”
Mike Ryan, head of the WHO’s emergency program, dr. Mike Ryan, took a similar line as his colleague and said that the virus is becoming. “Stronger” and “Faster” due to the distribution of mutated voltage. He warned countries to maintain security measures, such as mask mandates and social distance.
The WHO’s latest comment on the state of the pandemic follows news that India has surpassed Brazil as the second worst infected country in the world, just behind the US. The New Delhi government has recorded more than 13.5 million cases across the country since the start of the pandemic. More than 30.7 million Covid infections have been recorded in the US to date.
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