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The World Health Organization is concerned about the epidemiological situation in Europe. For the first time in two months, the number of COVID-19 cases has increased. According to WHO, the level of vaccination on our continent is still too low to speak of effective protection against the Delta variant.
- The World Health Organization’s European Authority calls out: 10-week decline in COVID-19 cases has just ended
- In the last week, the number of infections increased by 10%. WHO notes
- The situation is particularly bad in Our Country and the UK. Britain
- No increase in infections is yet to be seen in Poland. Today, 98 new cases of COVID-19 have been reported
- More current information can be found on the Onet homepage.
The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the number of COVID-19 cases in Europe is starting to increase again. This is happening after more than two months of declines. WHO officials warned that we would face another wave of cases if “discipline is not followed”.
– Last week, the number of cases increased by 10%. This was due to travel, increased population mixing, meetings and a relaxation of restrictions, said Hans Kluge, WHO regional director for Europe.
“There will be a new wave of coronavirus in the European part of WHO if we are not disciplined,” he added.
Kluge noted that the downward trend was reversed due to the increasing number of cases of the Delta Coronavirus variant. “Delta is very fast ahead of Alfa,” he stressed.
A recent report by the European Center for Disease Prevention and Control says that the extremely contagious Delta variant could account for 90% by the end of August. new cases in the European Union. According to Kluge, in August, Delta will be the dominant variant in the European WHO region, which – in addition to Europe – also includes several Asian countries, including Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
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According to the regional director, the level of vaccination in Europe is far from what was expected. Only full inoculation protects adequately against infection with the Delta variant. Kluge said the average level of full vaccination in the WHO European region is just 24%, with half of the elderly and 40% of the elderly. Healthcare professionals are still not adequately protected.
– This is unacceptable and far from the recommended 80%. the level of immunization of the adult population, said Kluge.
WHO is alarming, but the increases in infections do not apply to Poland yet. It is primarily the UK that is struggling with the new wave of infections. Britain. Currently, the daily number of cases there even exceeds 20. Previously, this was the case in January, when the previous wave was sweeping through the country.
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The epidemiological situation also looks bad in Our Country (over 20 infections a day), Spain (the number of cases is close to 10), Portugal and Greece.
There is currently no cause for concern in Poland. The number of new cases for two weeks has not exceeded 200, the number of deaths throughout almost the entire month of June was one- and two-digit.
There are currently 855 people in hospitals, and this number is also constantly falling. The last time it was so good in the first days of the pandemic in Poland.
There are 130 respirators occupied.
The aforementioned declines in Poland are largely the result of vaccinations. However, the vaccination rate is still too low. About 35% are fully vaccinated. people, one dose of the vaccine – over 44 percent.
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This is definitely not enough. A few months ago, it was said that 60-70 percent would be enough to achieve the level of herd immunity. vaccinated. Now, in the face of the threat from the Delta variant, it is already talking about 80-90 percent.
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