Over the past week around the world, more than 18 million people became infected with Coronavirus, reported on Tuesday, on January 18, the general director of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adan Hebresus. His words leads Twitter -Cedian organization.
“Omicron strain continues to cover the planet. The number of deaths at the moment remains stable, but we are concerned about the influence that Omicron has been on already exhausted and overloaded health care systems,” said Greesus.
At the same time, the head of WHO noted that the peak of COVID-19, achieved in some countries, gives hope that the worst stage of this wave is already behind. Greesus added that the next few weeks will be critical for health care in the fight against the pandemic.
Earlier it was reported that WHO tracks a new type of Omicron strain Ba.2 not separately, but in a complex with other subspecies, calling it invisible.