WHO is "very worried" about the surge of new crown cases in European and American countries
Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, November 16 (Reporter Liu Qu) The World Health Organization said on the 16th that it is "very worried" about the recent surge in new crown cases in some countries, especially in Europe and the Americas.
WHO Director-General Tedros Tedros said at the press conference that day: "Now we are very worried about the surge in cases in some countries. Especially in Europe and the Americas, health workers and health systems are being pushed to the brink of collapse."
He warned that countries that allow the virus to spread uncontrollably are “it is tantamount to playing with fire”, which will lead to more unnecessary deaths and suffering, and a considerable number of people suffer the long-term effects of the new coronavirus, especially health workers Faced with extreme mental health pressure, the surge of cases has placed a heavy burden on the health systems of many countries.
Tedros said that there is no excuse for inaction against the epidemic.
"The message I want to convey is very clear: act quickly, act immediately, act decisively." WHO and its partners are working with leaders of governments and health institutions to ensure that health workers who are sick are provided with medical services, and for the new crown Patients are provided with enough beds, basic health services are continued, and masks, gloves and other protective equipment are in sufficient supply.
The latest data from the WHO website shows that as of 14:59 on the 16th Central European Time (21:59 Beijing time), the cumulative number of confirmed cases of new crown reported to the WHO Americas and Europe reached 23,190,772 and 15,266,390, respectively. Among them, the death cases were 679201 and 344459 respectively.
These two regions have reported more than 70% of confirmed cases and more than 77% of deaths worldwide.