Covid-19 pandemic will end this year: WHO
- March 14, 2023
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This was stated by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “somewhere this year” The Covid-19 pandemic will end, and so will the
This was stated by the Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. “somewhere this year” The Covid-19 pandemic will end, and so will the disease will no longer be considered a public health emergency international interest.
Last Saturday marked three years since the WHO first said the global Covid-19 outbreak could be characterized as pandemic, although it was not until 30 January 2020 that it was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
“At the time, there were fewer than 100 cases outside of China and no deaths. Three years later, almost 7 million deaths from Covid-19 have been recorded, although we know that the actual number of deaths much older. However, we are now in a much better position than we have ever been during a pandemic,” Tedros said at the awards ceremony for the Thomas Francis Jr. Medal for Global Public Health.
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However, the head of the United Nations body stressed the need to learn from the lessons learned from the pandemic, as otherwise the “cycle of panic and neglect” that was the “marking mark” of the global response to epidemics and pandemics for decades.
“If we do this, we can make the world a safer place for ourselves and for those who come after us,” he stressed, stressing the importance of public health, having strong health systems, continuing tracing efforts, and guaranteeing “reliable” primary care. .
“We are asking all countries, at all income levels, to invest in public health and especially in primary health care. Such investments will pay off many times over in the prevention and mitigation of epidemics and pandemics, and in avoid or delay the need for more expensive secondary and tertiary careTedros stressed.
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On the other hand, the WHO Director General recalled the importance of knowing how the coronavirus began to spread around the world, thereby criticizing China for “lack of cooperation” for relevant investigations help figure it out.
“In a moral imperative for the sake of those we have lost. More than three years after the start of this outbreak, we still don’t know how this happened due to the lack of cooperation from China in ensuring transparency in the exchange of data, conducting the necessary investigations and sharing results. until these studies are completedall hypotheses about the origin of the virus remain on the table, but if any country has relevant information for any hypothesis, it is important that this information be shared with WHO and the international scientific community,” Tedros said.
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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