The World Health Organization said that the war in Ukraine will increase the transmission of "Covid-19", and this will expose large numbers of people to serious diseases, which was predicted by an exclusive report of Al-Jazeera Net published a week ago, in statements by Dr. Hossam Abu Farsakh, a consultant in the diagnosis of tissue diseases. And clinical, in another achievement for Al Jazeera in its coverage of Russia's war on Ukraine.
The World Health Organization said - yesterday, Wednesday - that the mass exodus of people in Ukraine will increase the transmission of Covid-19, warning that large numbers of people are at risk of serious illness because the oxygen supply is very low, according to a report by CNBC. CNBC).
"Infectious diseases are ruthlessly exploiting conditions created by war," Dr Bruce Aylward, a senior adviser to the World Health Organization, told a news conference in Geneva, warning that refugees are particularly vulnerable to serious illness and death in wartime.
At least 3 major oxygen stations in Ukraine have now closed due to the fighting, according to the World Health Organization.
Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said medical supplies delivered to Kyiv prior to Russia's invasion are currently inaccessible and called for a safe humanitarian corridor to deliver much-needed medical supplies to Ukraine.
According to the World Health Organization, there is also a shortage of cancer drugs and insulin.
The director of the World Health Organization added that the mass displacement of people will increase the transmission of COVID-19, as well as increase the pressure on health care systems in neighboring countries.
“Before the outbreak of the conflict, Ukraine experienced a new wave of COVID-19 cases,” Tedros told the press conference. “Low testing rates since the beginning of the conflict means there is likely to be significant undetected transmission coupled with low vaccination coverage. This increases the risk of infection.” Lots of people are very sick."
He added that health facilities were attacked during the war, without naming Russia.
Al Jazeera Net report predicted a rise in injuries, deaths and lack of oxygen a week ago
Under the title "Does the Russian attack on Ukraine threaten the emergence of a new strain of Corona? And how will it affect the deaths?"
Published on Thursday, February 24, we asked Dr. Hussam Abu Farsakh, a consultant histological and clinical diagnosis, in Amman, Jordan, to answer them in exclusive statements to Al Jazeera Net.
Dr. Hussam Abu Farsakh said, "We know that the level of health care in Ukraine is advanced. However, we expect the death rate to increase with the military operation. The first victims of this war will be patients in hospitals who receive oxygen, and therefore the number of deaths may increase to 3 times, Because most of those who need oxygen may be cut off before the global relief reaches them, and this is a result of the lack of oxygen supply to those in hospitals."
Dr. Abu Farsakh added that the number of injuries will also increase with the displacement, because there will be no commitment to social distancing measures, and this will also be accompanied by an increase in the number of people who need to be hospitalized, but they will not find hospitals in light of the war, and this will also lead to a rise in deaths.
The doctor advised the health authorities to stockpile Corona treatments, saying, "I advise international organizations, such as the Red Cross, to build field hospitals in places where the escalation is low and to provide supplies of oxygen."
The latest developments in the spread of Covid-19 in the world
And the World Health Organization said - yesterday, Wednesday - that illness, fatigue and mental health are among the biggest victims of the Covid pandemic, as cases of anxiety and depression worldwide have risen by more than 25%.
In a new study on this topic, the World Health Organization also noted that the health crisis in many cases greatly impeded access to mental health services, and raised concerns about an increase in suicidal tendencies.
In Spain, the Ministry of Health announced - yesterday, Wednesday, that the threshold of 100,000 deaths due to the “Covid-19” virus has been exceeded, at a time when the health situation is improving significantly after the wave caused by the mutant Omicron.
Yesterday, Wednesday, the infection rate reached 486 cases per 100,000 people in the past two weeks, compared to 3,397 cases on January 17.
A little more than two years after the start of the epidemic, the country of more than 47 million people recorded more than 11 million infections.
About 6 million deaths from the Corona virus
The Covid pandemic has officially killed at least 5,962,297 people worldwide since the end of December 2019, among more than 436 million confirmed infections, according to a count by Agence France-Presse.
The United States is the country with the highest death toll (952,509), followed by Brazil (649,630), India (514,246) and Russia (353,230).
The World Health Organization estimates that the total number of deaths may be 2-3 times higher, taking into account the increased number of deaths due to "Covid-19" directly and indirectly.