Death toll due to Corona is increasing in the world
Asia and Middle East countries are at the forefront; WHO asked for data from countries. WHO has confirmed the increase in the death toll of corona cases and virus worldwide. For this, the World Health Organization has appealed to all countries to share complete data related to Kovid-19. WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said – The number of patients admitted due to corona has increased in Europe, while the death toll has increased in Asia and the Middle East.
Bhavika Nandwana
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According to WHO, only 43 countries are sharing the data of death due to Kovid. At the same time, there are only 20 countries which are giving information related to the admitted patients. The organization said that at present there is no single variant in the world that is spreading the fastest. However, EG.5 Omicron is on the rise and cases of the BA.2.86 sub-variant have been found in 11 countries.
WHO said- Now Corona will remain with us
Ghebreyesus said – The number of admitted patients and deaths is proof that Corona is now going to be among us and we will have to be prepared to fight it. WHO said that cold is coming in the Northern Hemisphere. In such a situation, corona cases may increase. For this reason, the number of Covid patients in hospitals is increasing.
Eris declared 'variant of interest'
About a month ago, WHO had declared it a 'variant of interest' in view of the increasing cases of Omicron's sub-variant EG.5 or Aeris. Of the corona cases found in mid-July, 17% were of this variant. These were 7.6% more than in June. The case of Aeris variant was revealed in Britain on 31 July. Most cases of this variant are being found in America, China and Britain.
Corona was removed from Global Emergency in May
WHO had removed Corona from global emergency in May this year. However, the Governor General of WHO had said that even though Corona is no longer a global emergency, it does not mean that it is no longer a threat. The next pandemic will definitely come to the world and it may be more dangerous than COVID-19. In such a situation, we have to prepare from now.
The first corona case was found in India on 27 January 2020
About 70 lakh people died in the world due to Covid. It was declared a Global Emergency on 30 January 2020. Most people were killed in America due to Kovid. Its first case in India was found in Kerala on 27 January 2020.
According to Outbreak India, so far more than 4.49 crore cases of Corona have been reported in the country. There have been more than 5.31 lakh deaths due to the virus. At the same time, the figure of vaccination has crossed 220 crores. There are currently 1487 active cases in the country.
