According to the WHO, the number of deaths caused by Covid-19 has dropped by a staggering 95% worldwide since the start of the year.
A spectacular fall. The number of deaths caused by Covid-19 has fallen by 95% since the start of the year, the World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Wednesday. WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has reiterated that his organization remains hopeful of declaring an end to the global health emergency.
Despite these positive signs, the virus is not about to disappear and countries around the world must learn to manage its consequences outside of emergency situations, including the effects felt by some people who have contracted the disease in its so-called long Covid version.
In addition, “several countries have seen a resurgence,” said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Thus, during the last four weeks, 14,000 people have succumbed to this disease.
According to him, as shown by the emergence of the XBB.1.16 variant, “the virus continues to mutate and it is still capable of causing new waves of contamination and death”.
Maria Van Kerkhove, who leads the fight against Covid at the WHO, clarified that the XBB variant and its sub-variants were now dominant worldwide.