China News Service, July 8th. According to foreign media reports, the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tan Desai said on the 7th that there are more than 4 million deaths from the new crown worldwide, and the actual total number of deaths from the epidemic may be even higher.
Data map: Tan Desai.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Peng Dawei
At a press conference in Geneva, Switzerland, Tedros announced that the total number of deaths from the epidemic in the world exceeded 4 million.
Tan Desai pointed out: "The world is at a dangerous moment for this pandemic. We have just passed the tragic milestone of 4 million deaths from the new crown, and the total number of deaths is likely to be underestimated."
He believes that the number of cases in some countries is still rising sharply due to the highly contagious nature of the mutant virus and the "shocking inequality" in access to vaccines.
He also said: "Due to the unfair production and distribution of vaccines, the new coronavirus variants are currently winning the competition with vaccines, which also threatens the global economic recovery."