WHO epidemiologist says the world is witnessing a ‘tsunami of infection’ with Covid

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Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the WHO technical team on COVID, told Country, From Spain, that the world is witnessing a “tsunami of infection”.

“I think we are facing a tsunami of infection in the world, and they are both from Delta [a variante dominante nos últimos meses] As of a micron”, The scientist said in an interview published on Tuesday (14).

I repeat to governments: do not wait to act. And I don’t mean jail. Before you start seeing an increase in hospital admissions, please wear masks, facilitate remote work, limit contact with others, avoid meetings, invest in ventilation, increase monitoring of virus genomes, and prepare your hospitals. Now it’s time to work against the delta variable as well, as it’s wreaking havoc. Even in Europe, which has high levels of vaccination, there are still large pockets of vulnerable people who have not been vaccinated or do not have a full schedule.”

Kerkhove also said that it remains to be seen whether the Micron causes milder or more severe disease than other breeds.

The epidemiologist also called for an effort to end the epidemic by 2022.

“We have to end this epidemic. We need to reduce transmission to low levels, prevent serious diseases with vaccination and Get early treatment. 2022 should be the year we do that. It’s the third year. If we don’t, there will be a fourth year. What do we want? “.

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