WHO details the factors that still make Covid-19 a pandemic; check out
The world has a drop in the rate of cases and deaths from covid-19. Data from the World Health Organization (WHO) covering the week of April 4th to 10th show that this is the third straight week of decline in new infections, a 24% decline from the previous week. In this period, deaths also showed a reduction of 18%, compared to the last week..
The data show a positive scenario for the world, but that does not mean that the disease and its risks are extinct or are no longer a major concern. “This is not the time to let your guard down”said this Wednesday, the chairman of the WHO emergency committee, Didier Houssin.
COVID-19 IS STILL MAINTAINED AS A PANDEMIC BY SEVERAL FACTORS, SUCH AS THE HIGH CIRCULATION OF THE VIRUS
In a unanimous decision of the committee, the WHO maintains the classification of covid-19 as a pandemic, that is, a Public Health Emergency of International Importance.. And there are several factors for maintaining this status. One of them is that the circulation of the virus remains intense and, despite the drop in cases, there is still a high transmissibility of the disease between humans.
Other important points highlighted by Houssin: the mortality of the virus is still high and the evolution of the strain remains unpredictable. Until the 10th of April, the world had more than 6 million deaths from the disease and more than 490 infections.
Amid the relaxation of protective measures against the disease around the world – as in Brazil, where all states have released the use of a mask -, the president of the emergency committee made an alert that it is not yet time for actions like this. . “This is not the time to relax about this virus, nor to neglect surveillance, tests and reports. Nor to relax in social and public health measures, nor to give up on vaccination”.
According to the entity, the virus has not yet established its ecological niche and, in addition, a third of the world’s population has not yet received the vaccine, mainly in Africa, where 83% of people have not been properly immunized. The WHO’s goal was to have 70% of the world’s population vaccinated against Covid-19.
Source: Recreio
