The world has never been in a better position to end the Covid-19 pandemic, which has killed millions of people since the end of 2019, World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.
“Last week, the number of weekly deaths from Covid-19 was the lowest since March 2020. We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic,” Tedros Ghebreyesus defended during a press conference, in which he warned: “No, we are still there, but the end is near.”
“A person who runs a marathon does not stop when he approaches the finish line. He runs faster, with all the energy he has left. And so do we,” stressed the World Health Organization (WHO) official.
“We can all see the finish line, we’re on our way to winning, but it really would be the worst time to stop racing,” he insisted.
“If we do not take advantage of this opportunity, we run the risk of having more variants, more deaths, more disorders and more uncertainty,” warned the doctor.
According to the latest epidemiological report published by the WHO dedicated to covid-19, the number of cases fell by 12% during the week of August 29 to September 4, compared to the previous week, to about 4.2 million declared infections.
The number of infections is, according to the WHO, much higher, mainly because mild cases are not necessarily declared, but also because many countries have dismantled their testing structures.
On September 4, the WHO had more than 600 million officially confirmed cases, again a number that is estimated to be much lower than reality, as well as 6.4 million deaths.
Source: TSF
