The World Health Organization announced yesterday that the spread of the new Corona virus does not appear to be affected by seasonal factors, warning of the mistaken belief that the summer will be safer. Meanwhile, several countries have tightened health measures in an attempt to stop the spread of the virus, with the number of deaths in Corona in the world exceeding 650,000.
In detail, the World Health Organization yesterday warned against resting in the face of the transmission of new-born Corona virus in the summer in the northern hemisphere, and said that this virus is not like the flu, which usually follows seasonal patterns.
"People are still thinking about the seasons issue," WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said in an online press briefing from Geneva. "What we should all understand is that this is a new virus, and the behavior of this virus is different." She called for caution in applying measures to slow down the infection that spreads across large clusters.
She also warned against thinking about the presence of waves of the virus, and said, "It will be one big wave. "You will vary somewhat, up and down somewhat, and the best thing to do is to flatten the wave and turn it into something weak that touches your feet."
She said that what is beneficial is the physical spacing, washing hands, putting the mask when necessary, covering the nose and mouth when sneezing and coughing, staying at home when the symptoms occur, isolating cases and quarantine.
"Summer is a problem," she added. "This virus loves all kinds of weather, but what it particularly loves is jumping from one person to another when we are in close contact, so let us deny it this opportunity."
For its part, considered the "Bloomberg" news agency, that the return of the outbreak of the Corona virus in the Asia-Pacific region, which was considered a model of widespread control of the virus, compared to other regions, is an early warning to the rest of the world.
This coincides with the continuing global epidemic in parts of the United States, as well as hotspots in Europe and across major emerging economies such as India and Brazil. With no hope for the infection chains to be cut as long as no vaccine is found and distributed, governments will have to redouble the stimulus and economic support plans they have launched since the crisis began.
Several countries are tightening health measures in an attempt to stem the spread of the emerging Corona virus with travel restrictions, while the number of deaths from the epidemic has exceeded the threshold of 650,000.
Belgium, which has the highest population mortality rate (85 deaths per 100,000 people), announced increased health restrictions, citing a worrying increase in the number of new cases of Coronavirus in recent days.
Also concerned about the high number of injuries, the French authorities ordered the closure of gathering places such as beaches, parks and public parks at night in the city of Quiberon, on the Atlantic.
Gagging has become mandatory in downtown streets and markets, after local authorities have spoken of a health hot spot that could be a source of infection.
The epidemic caused 652,739 deaths, according to the latest toll compiled by Agence France-Presse. The United States remains the country worst affected by the number of deaths with 146,968,000 deaths, followed by Brazil with 87,618, Britain 45,752, Mexico 43,680,000, and Italy 35,112,000.
On the other hand, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged to build thousands of miles of bicycles roads to urge the British to move and maintain their health after months of closure.
And in Moscow, the Russian health authorities announced yesterday, recorded 5,395 cases and 150 deaths of the Corona virus during the last 24 hours.
And the website «Russia Today» quoted from the daily report issued by the Russian Operations Center for Corona Virus Control, that the total infections increased to 823515 cases, and the total deaths to 13504 deaths.
On the vaccine front, Pfizer and Biontech Pharmaceutical announced the start of the next phase of clinical trials on the possible vaccine they are developing for the emerging corona virus (COFED-19).
It is expected that the experiments will be conducted in about 120 places in various countries of the world with the exception of China, with the participation of about 30 thousand people.
The two companies said that they decided to start the new stage of clinical trials on the BN 162B2 vaccine on the basis of giving the participant a dose of 30 grams of the vaccine twice.
On a related note, pediatrician Monica Levy and others in Sao Paulo volunteered in one of the most advanced programs to develop a vaccine for the newly emerging outbreak of corona virus in the country. She says about her participation, "This is my contribution to science."
• Russia recorded 5,395 cases and 150 new deaths from the Corona virus.
• Johnson pledges to build thousands of miles of bicycles to encourage Britons to move.