The World Health Organization records a global record of 21 million cases of Covid-19 virus in one week

The World Health Organization said that the world recorded 21 million new cases of coronavirus last week, the worst weekly number since the beginning of the epidemic.. The death toll has remained virtually unchanged, at more than 50,000.

In its weekly assessment of the pandemic, published Tuesday night, the United Nations health agency reported that the number of COVID-19 cases rose 5% and that the pace of expansion appeared slow: only half of the regions increased positives.

At the beginning of the month, the record for injuries was broken, with 9.5 million, after a recovery of 71% compared to the previous week., While variable omicronIt is highly contagious and spreads all over the world.

According to the World Health Organization, the largest increase in positives occurred in the Middle East, increasing by 39%, followed by a 36% increase in Southeast Asia. Deaths rose in these two regions, as well as the Americas, but decreased in others.

The agency’s director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, warned on Monday against talk of the epidemic entering its “final stage”, and warned that Conditions are still suitable for new variants to emerge, with large areas where there are no people to feed In countries where the virus is transmitted quickly.

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Despite this, Tedros declared that it is possible for the world to leave the acute phase of the epidemic, if goals such as vaccinating at least 70% of the population of each country, are achieved by the end of the year.

In Britain, researchers at Imperial College London earlier this month recorded the highest incidence of COVID-19 in England, estimating that one in every 23 people tested for the virus had it.

Scientists noted that there are indications that the massive recovery caused by Omicron is beginning to stabilize, although the infection rate remains high. According to the scientific community, the new variant is unlikely to cause serious illness or hospitalization, but it spreads much faster than previous diseases, including delta.

Last week, more than 8 million new cases of COVID-19 were reported in our region.

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(with AP info)