The World Health Organization (WHO) said Tuesday that there have been up to half a million deaths worldwide from COVID-19 since the discovery of the Omikron coronavirus variant. The WHO described the situation as “more than tragic”.
“While everyone was saying that Omikron was milder, we overlooked the fact that half a million people have died since the variant was discovered,” said Abdi Mahamud, WHO’s infection prevention specialist.
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“In the era of effective vaccines, the death of half a million people is really more than a tragedy,” he added. According to him, 130 million infections and 500 infections have been registered worldwide. deaths since the WHO considered the Omikron variant “worrying” in late November.
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The number of Omicron infections is “staggering”, “previous waves seem almost flat” commented WHO epidemic expert Maria Van Kerkhove.
«We are still in the middle of this pandemic. I hope we are nearing its end, but many countries have not yet reached their peak in Omicron infections and this virus is still dangerous »- she noted.
Coronavirus has killed nearly 5,75 million people since the start of the pandemic, according to AFP. More than 10 billion doses of COVID-19 vaccines have been administered worldwide. (PAP)
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