The SARS-CoV-2 virus is circulating, evolving and changing, said Maria Van Kerkhove, acting director of epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention at the World Health Organization (WHO), in a recent discussion on social media channels. of the world fitness body. Kerkhove, who was the WHO’s technical lead during the pandemic, said Covid continues to pose a risk and is “currently circulating in all countries”.
“The world has moved on since Covid, and in a lot of tactics that’s a smart thing to do because other people can stay and protect themselves, but this virus hasn’t gone anywhere. It’s circulating. It’s changing, it’s killing and we’re going to do it. ” We have to continue,” the WHO’s Van Kerkhove told Euronews Next.
The Australian Centre for Disease Control in the Northern Territory has been notified of more than 500 cases in the last four weeks alone, 160 compared to the penny accumulated in the last four weeks. Western Australia is reinstating mask mandate in Perth’s public hospitals as Covid-19 cases go up.
JN. 1 was detected in the U. S. It was launched in the U. S. in September and has also been known in 11 other countries, including the U. K. , the U. S. and the U. S. HV. 1, which emerged in mid-summer, now accounts for 29%. of Covid-19 cases in the United States, the firm said.
According to the European Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (ECDC), XBB 1. 5-like variants, such as EG. 5, are lately dominant and account for around 67% in EU and EEA countries.
Meanwhile, India’s Covid case count stood at 4. 50 crore rupees (4. 50. 01. 764). The number of people cured of the disease increased to 4,44,68,217 and the national recovery rate increased to 98. 81 percent, according to the Ministry of Health’s website. The case fatality rate is 1. 19, consistent with the penny. To date, 220. 67 million doses of Covid vaccines have been administered in the country, knowledge reveals.