Geneva: The World Health Organization said Thursday a record of 9.5 million Covid-19 cases was calculated throughout the world during the past week, noting a surge in 71% in the number of weekly infections of “tsunami” as a new omicron variant swept new variants throughout the world.
“Last week, the highest number of Covid-19 cases was reported so far in a pandemic,” said Director General of Tedros Ghebreyesus.
He said who was sure it was an understatement because of the deposit in testing around the year-end holiday.
The UN Health Agency, in a weekly report on Pandemi, said the weekly number of 9,520,488 new cases and more than 41,000 new deaths were reported during last week.
While Omicron seems to be less severe than the Delta variant, especially among people who have been vaccinated, the Head of WHO said: “That does not mean it must be categorized lightly.
Just like a previous variant, Omicron is the people who are hospitalized, and it kills People.
“” In fact, the tsunami of cases is very large and fast that it is an extraordinary health system throughout the world, “said the head who told the direction of regular news.
WHO said the increase if calculated during the past week varied, doubled in America, but only rose 7% in Africa.
WHO Emergency Head, Dr.
Michael Ryan, said speculation that Omicron might be the last variant of the plague was “wishfulness” and warned: “There is still a lot of energy in this virus.” Adding Maria van Kerkhove, who leads technically in Covid-19: “I think it is very unlikely that Omicron will be the last variant you will hear.”