To prevent infection and complications, WHO representatives recommend vaccination, wearing a mask and ventilating the room.
As of December 2023, approximately 10 thousand people have died from COVID-19 in the world. Such indicators are associated with holiday gatherings and the spread of a new strain. Omicronreports the Associated Press, citing World Health Organization Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
“Although 10,000 deaths per month are lower than at the peak of the pandemic, the level of mortality, which can be prevented, is unacceptable,” said Ghebreys.
It was also reported that in 50 countries (mainly in Europe, North and South America) the number of hospitalizations increased by 42%.
Ghebreys noted that cases of morbidity are increasing in other areas,
According to the WHO Director General, the most common strain of Covid is the current variant Omicron JN.1which vaccines should protect against.
Due to coronavirus, influenza, rhinovirus and pneumonia, respiratory diseases are increasing worldwide.
To prevent infection and complications, WHO representatives recommend vaccination, wearing a mask and ventilating the room.
We remind you that the WHO has called for masks to be worn again because of COVID.
In Russia, the creator of the vaccine Sputnik V died of pneumonia. Earlier it became known that the vaccine Sputnik V does not protect against the coronavirus “at all” after the emergence of new strains. This statement was made by the head of the Russian Gamalia Center, which developed a vaccine against COVID-19.
Source: korrespondent
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