WHO saw the end of the COVID-19 pandemic

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said in a regular briefing that the world has finally come close to defeating the coronavirus pandemic. He noted:

• Last week, the number of weekly reported COVID-19 deaths was the lowest since March 2020.
• We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic.
• We already see the finish line, but now is the worst time to stop running - you need to accelerate.
• If we don't seize this opportunity now, we risk more variants of the virus, more deaths, and even more uncertainty in the future.

WHO calls on all countries to vaccinate 100% of the most vulnerable groups, including healthcare workers and the elderly. It is also necessary to continue testing for SARS-CoV-2 and to integrate the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 into primary health care systems.

Meanwhile, in Russia, more than 56 thousand people fell ill with COVID-19 per day (September 15). human. This is almost 4.4 thousand cases more than the day before. The last time such indicators were recorded in March of this year.