WHO: The idea of ending the epidemic before the end of this year is unrealistic
On March 1, local time, WHO held a regular press conference for new coronary pneumonia. Michael Ryan, the head of WHO's health emergency project, said that the idea of ending the epidemic before the end of the year is unrealistic. It is still too early and smart. The approach is to reduce the number of hospitalized cases as much as possible, which is a tragedy caused by the new coronary pneumonia pandemic.
At present, WHO's focus is to control the spread of the virus as much as possible to avoid the virus from mutating and to reduce the number of cases requiring medical attention.
More importantly, as many people as possible are vaccinated against the new crown, especially the front-line personnel and vulnerable groups.
If the new crown vaccine can not only affect the number of hospitalizations and deaths, but also significantly reduce the risk of transmission, then it can speed up the control of the epidemic. The current situation is much better than ten weeks ago.
Maria van Kokhov, technical director of WHO's health emergency program, said that the number of new cases rose again last week, indicating that if we let the virus spread, the epidemic will rebound.
Especially when the vaccine is now available, it cannot be allowed to make a comeback.
(Headquarters reporter Zhu He)