Only less than a quarter of the agency’s 194 member states are still reporting deaths from the still lethal coronavirus. Read more at straitstimes.com.
GENEVA – The World Health Organisation on Wednesday warned of “concerning trends” for Covid-19 ahead of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, and called for increased vaccinations and surveillance.
“Deaths are increasing in some parts of the Middle East and Asia, intensive care unit admissions are increasing in Europe, and hospitalisations are increasing in several regions,” he said. “That is a worry, given that when we get to colder months, in some countries, people tend to spend more time indoors together, and viruses that transmit through the air like Covid-19 will take advantage of that,” she added.
Preliminary data suggests that existing vaccines will give protection against BA.2.86, Dr Van Kerkhove said.
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