WHO warns that deaths from pandemics are accelerating, as most cases are ever recorded in one week in the world

WHO warns that deaths from pandemics are accelerating, as most cases are ever recorded in one week in the world

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More than 5.2 million new cases were recorded last week – the most in one week since the pandemic began – WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a news conference in Geneva on Monday.

Deaths have also increased for the fifth consecutive week, according to the pandemic that has now officially claimed more than 3 million lives.

And Tedros has warned that the pace of the pandemic is accelerating, even though some countries are offering their own improved vaccination programs.

“It took nine months to reach 1 million deaths, four months to reach 2 million and three months to reach 3 million deaths,” Tedros said. “Large numbers can paralyze us, but each of these deaths is a tragedy for families, communities and nations.”

And because more dangerous adults or older adults are being fully vaccinated and some economies are opening up, the director-general has suggested that the biggest spread of the virus could shift to younger adults. He told reporters that infections and hospitalizations among people aged 25 to 59 are “increasing at an alarming rate”, possibly due to highly communicable variants and increased social mixing among younger people.

Concerns about more young adults contracting Covid-19 have already been reported by doctors in some hotspots – including Brazil, where a new variant has caused a devastating increase in hospitalizations and deaths.

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The serious warning from the WHO serves as a reminder of the state of the pandemic, which has not yet disappeared in light of the world’s diverse vaccines.

India is suffering from a disastrous second wave of the virus, and a significant proportion of the world’s infections occur there. The country has reported more than 200,000 new cases over the past six days – nearly 1.5 million in the past week – and overcrowded hospitals are turning away patients as they fight the spread.
Hospital workers treat a Covid-19 patient in Belgium earlier this month.

Among India’s many active affairs is former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who is in a stable condition in hospital after contracting Covid-19.

With more than 15 million infections, the country is now only second in the world worldwide. The US has reported nearly 32 million infections.

England added India to its travel ban list on Monday and Prime Minister Boris Johnson canceled a scheduled trip there, but political campaign continues despite the dire situation.

According to a statement from the party, Narendra Modi’s ruling party said it would hold “small” public rallies with a cap of 500 people in West Bengal, one of five states where elections are currently being held. .

A large part of Asia is also struggling with increasing cases. A boom in Thailand has dampened hopes of welcoming more tourists there, with hospitality venues being the cause of recent outbreaks.
In the US, where millions of people are vaccinated daily, cases and hospitalizations have increased over the past month. Experts cite coronavirus variants – including the more contagious B.1.1.7 strain that recently fueled a new boom in Michigan – and a spread of pandemic fatigue as contributing factors.
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Meanwhile, there are some signs of a plateau in Europe’s third wave of infections in Europe, and a bumpy vaccination of vaccines has begun to accelerate across the European Union.

But the hesitation of vaccines and the continuing effects of earlier screws against vaccines are still clear; a mass vaccination center in the southern French city of Nice had to close early at the weekend, after only 58 people showed up for 4,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine – which is linked to a very small number of rare cases of blood clots – a spokesman for the local police told CNN.

And European regulators face another decision on the Johnson & Johnson vaccine, which was suspended by US authorities after a handful of clotting cases were reported. A decision by the European Medicines Agency on the shot is expected on Tuesday.

CNN’s Naomi Thomas, Christina Maxouris and Saskya Vandoorne reported

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