The Director-General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), Tedros Adhanom has decried the increase of COVID-19 deaths across the countries after 10 weeks of decline.
Adhanom who disclosed this on Monday at a media briefing on COVID-19 held in Geneva noted that the increase in COVID-19 deaths is evident in five of the six WHO regions.
Speaking at the briefing, he said, “Last week marked the fourth consecutive week of increasing cases of COVID-19 globally, with increases recorded in all but one of WHO’s six regions. And after 10 weeks of declines, deaths are increasing again.”
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He, however, said that the spike in COVID-19 death and cases can be attributed to the surge of the Delta variant in different countries.
He added, “We continue to hear reports from all regions of the world about hospitals reaching capacity.
“The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace, driving a new spike in cases and death.
“Not everywhere is taking the same hit though, we’re in the midst of a growing two-track pandemic where the haves and have-nots within and between countries are increasingly divergent.
“In places with high vaccination coverage, Delta is spreading quickly; especially infecting unprotected and vulnerable people and steadily putting pressure back on health systems.”
Independent
