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COPENHAGEN: The World Health Organization’s European office on Tuesday warned of the risk of infection COVID-19 It has not gone away, saying it is still responsible for nearly 1,000 deaths per week in the region.
The World Health Organization announced on May 5 that the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer considered a “global health emergency”.
“While it may not be a global public health emergency, Covid-19 has not gone away,” Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, told reporters.
The WHO’s European region includes 53 countries, including many in Central Asia.
“Nearly 1,000 new Covid-19 deaths continue to occur across the region each week, which is an underestimate due to the low number of countries regularly reporting Covid-19 deaths to the World Health Organization,” Kluge added, urging authorities to ensure Vaccination coverage of at least 70 percent for vulnerable groups.
Kluge also said estimates showed one in 30 people, or about 36 million, in the region had experienced so-called “long Covid” in the past three years, which “is still a complex condition that we still know very little about.”
“Unless we develop a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for long-term Covid, we will never really recover from the pandemic,” Kluge said, encouraging more research into the area, which he described as an under-recognized state.
The health authority also urged vigilance in the face of the resurgence of smallpox, after it recorded 22 new cases across the region in May, and the health impact of heat waves.
The World Health Organization announced on May 5 that the Covid-19 pandemic is no longer considered a “global health emergency”.
“While it may not be a global public health emergency, Covid-19 has not gone away,” Hans Kluge, WHO’s regional director for Europe, told reporters.
The WHO’s European region includes 53 countries, including many in Central Asia.
“Nearly 1,000 new Covid-19 deaths continue to occur across the region each week, which is an underestimate due to the low number of countries regularly reporting Covid-19 deaths to the World Health Organization,” Kluge added, urging authorities to ensure Vaccination coverage of at least 70 percent for vulnerable groups.
Kluge also said estimates showed one in 30 people, or about 36 million, in the region had experienced so-called “long Covid” in the past three years, which “is still a complex condition that we still know very little about.”
“Unless we develop a comprehensive diagnosis and treatment for long-term Covid, we will never really recover from the pandemic,” Kluge said, encouraging more research into the area, which he described as an under-recognized state.
The health authority also urged vigilance in the face of the resurgence of smallpox, after it recorded 22 new cases across the region in May, and the health impact of heat waves.
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