Showing concerns about Omicron who is very mutating, the head of the world health organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus emphasizes even when BA.2 remains dominant in most of the world, subsolesages BA.4 and BA.5 encourages new surges in South Africa. He further warned, “In many countries we are basically blind to how the virus is mutating. We don’t know what will happen next. “
The Omicron variant which was highly transmitted from Covid-19, which was first detected in South Africa in November last year and quickly spread globally, is now a dominant variant, which takes into account almost all new cases. WHO’s recent report shows that the sub-lineage “has obtained several additional mutations that can affect their characteristics.”Tedros on Wednesday showed that “too early to find out whether this new sub-variant can cause more severe diseases than other omicron sub-variants.”
“However, initial data shows that vaccination remains protective of diseases and severe deaths.”
Cases and deaths reported are declining
WHO has officially recorded more than 6.2 million Covid deaths worldwide since the beginning of Pandemi, but the toll road is actually believed to be much higher. However, the number of cases and newly reported deaths is now declining. Global death from Covid-19 has fallen to the lowest level since March 2020, with around 15,000 deaths last week, according to WHO.
Although this trend welcomed, WHO’s head said, “Don’t tell the full story.” This can be the result of significant cutting in testing for viruses. He further showed that cases increased in America and Africa, “driven by the sub-variant of Omicron.” Sub-Variated BA.4 and BA.5 Identified because South Africa is still doing vital genetic sorting that has been stopped by many other countries, “Said Tedros added,” In many countries, we are basically blind to how the virus is mutating. “
“The best way to protect people permanent vaccination, in addition to health and social actions that are tried and tested,” Tedros insisted on Wednesday.