WHO = World Health Organization has delayed vaccination against the new coronavirus in some countries in Europe and Central Asia, and if this situation continues, another 500,000 people may be killed by February next year. If so, we are calling for accelerated vaccination.
On the 4th, the WHO European Regional Secretariat confirmed 6% of infected people and 12% of deaths last week in 53 countries including Europe, Russia and Central Asia, both of which are higher than the previous week. Was announced.
Kruge, Secretary-General of the WHO European Regional Secretariat, expressed strong concern about the region under his jurisdiction, saying it "has become the center of the pandemic again."
While some countries have high vaccination rates in these regions, the proportion of people who have completed vaccination in the entire region is 47% of the population, especially in the Baltic states and Eastern European countries. increase.
The WHO has called on countries to take every step to accelerate the pace of vaccination, saying that if the infection continues, another 500,000 people could be killed by February next year.
Germany has the highest number of new infections per day
A government research institute that deals with infectious diseases in Germany announced on the 4th that 33,949 people were newly infected with the new coronavirus in Germany, and since the infection spread in the spring of last year, it has been infected for one day. It was the largest number of people.
The percentage of people who have completed vaccination in Germany is 66.9% of the population, and some people are reluctant to vaccinate, and the vaccination rate has been sluggish recently.
As the infection spreads again, more and more patients are being treated in the intensive care unit, and the German government is intensifying the sense of crisis, with Health Minister Sparn saying that "the fourth wave has arrived in earnest."
Russia has the highest number of deaths per day
In Russia, the number of people infected with the new coronavirus per day has recently risen to about 40,000 according to the government's announcement, and the number of deaths per day on the 4th is 1195, which is the highest ever. have become.
According to the Russian government, the number of cases where children are infected and die is increasing, and in some local cities, the medical system is tight, such as the usage rate of beds is 90% or more. The sense of crisis is spreading.
In Russia, in order to prevent the spread of the new virus, November 7 is set as a holiday for businesses, and President Putin is urging the people to vaccinate, which is only about 30% of the population.