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The number of new cases worldwide has risen after falling for 6 consecutive weeks
According to WHO's real-time statistics, as of 16:03 on March 1st, Central European Time (23:03 on March 1st, Beijing time), there were a total of 113,820,168 confirmed cases of new coronary pneumonia worldwide, and a total of 2527891 deaths.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the number of new cases has increased in four of the six major WHO regions, including the Americas, Europe, Southeast Asia and the Eastern Mediterranean. This is disappointing but not disappointing. Surprised. The reasons include the relaxation of public health measures, the continued spread of the mutant new coronavirus, and people's relaxation of vigilance. Although vaccines can help save lives, mistakes will be made if only vaccines are used, and basic public health measures are still the foundation.
According to the US "Washington Post" statistics, as of March 1, 2021, the overall growth rate of newly confirmed cases in the past week in many regions of the world rebounded from the previous week. Among them, Central Asia and South Asia, the Middle East and North Africa have the largest growth rates, with 25% and 15% respectively. The growth rates of South America, Europe (including Russia) and the United States were 10%, 9% and 5% respectively.#p##e#
WHO: The idea of ending the epidemic before the end of this year is unrealistic
At the regular press conference that day, Michael Ryan, the head of WHO's health emergency project, said that the idea of ending the epidemic before the end of the year is unrealistic and it is still too early. The smart approach is to reduce the number of hospitalized cases as much as possible. This is the tragedy caused by the new crown pneumonia pandemic.
The current focus of WHO is to control the spread of the virus as much as possible to avoid the virus from mutating and to reduce the number of cases requiring medical attention. More importantly, as many people as possible are vaccinated against the new crown, especially frontline personnel and vulnerable groups. If the new crown vaccine can not only affect the number of hospitalizations and deaths, but also significantly reduce the risk of transmission, then it can speed up the control of the epidemic. The current situation is much better than ten weeks ago.
Tan Desai: New crown vaccination is not a competition among countries
Tan Desai said that although it is encouraging for health workers in low-income countries to start vaccinating, it is a pity that some of the wealthiest countries have started vaccinating almost three months ago. Some countries continue to prioritize vaccinating younger and healthier populations with lower risk of disease, rather than prioritizing vaccinations for health workers and the elderly elsewhere. Countries are not competing with each other, but need to fight the new coronavirus together.
Tan Desai emphasized that this is not to ask countries to put their people at risk, but to call on all countries to work together on a global scale to contain the new crown virus. WHO will continue to advance the plan with partners in the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" and strive to launch new crown vaccination in all countries within the first 100 days of this year. Now there are 40 days left, and this vision can only be realized with the support of all partners. Tan Desai also pointed out that even if the new crown vaccine continues to be launched, all governments and individuals should be urged to rely on vaccines alone to ensure safety.
He also said that this week`s "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" will deliver another 11 million doses of the new crown vaccine. By the end of May, the plan will distribute 237 million doses of vaccine to 142 participating countries and economies. On the 2nd, the "New Coronary Pneumonia Vaccine Implementation Plan" will announce the first round of distribution plans, covering most economies participating in the plan.
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