11-02-2022, 10:36 AM
African is the latest region that the WHO has suggested may be transitioning out of the pandemic phase and moving towards a more stable situation.
The WHO’s European regional director, Hans Kluge, said last week that the continent could soon enter a “long period of tranquillity” that amounted to a “ceasefire” in the pandemic thanks to the less severe Omicron variant, high levels of immunity and the arrival of warmer spring weather.
His upbeat assessment said the 53-country region, which includes the UK, was in a position of higher protection that could “bring us enduring peace”, even if a new, more virulent variant than Omicron should emerge.
He said Europe had recorded 12 million new cases in a week. the highest single weekly total of the pandemic, with about 22% of all tests returning a positive result.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...d-who-says
The WHO’s European regional director, Hans Kluge, said last week that the continent could soon enter a “long period of tranquillity” that amounted to a “ceasefire” in the pandemic thanks to the less severe Omicron variant, high levels of immunity and the arrival of warmer spring weather.
His upbeat assessment said the 53-country region, which includes the UK, was in a position of higher protection that could “bring us enduring peace”, even if a new, more virulent variant than Omicron should emerge.
He said Europe had recorded 12 million new cases in a week. the highest single weekly total of the pandemic, with about 22% of all tests returning a positive result.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/f...d-who-says