“Nearly 70 countries across all regions have seen an increase in the number of reported cases of COVID-19, and this is happening at a time when testing has dropped sharply in the world,” TASS quoted him as saying at a speech during the 75th edition that opened in Geneva. th World Health Assembly.

Ghebreyesus urged states to achieve at least 70% of the population vaccinated against coronavirus.

On May 20, it was reported that in Russia the level of herd immunity to coronavirus was 36.8%.