世界衛生組織(World Health Organization)的總干事譚德塞(Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus)在9月14日召開的新聞發布會上提到全球每日新冠死亡人數接近歷史最低。他表示,我們現在“處于前所未有的有利位置來終結這場大流行”。
他說:“雖然還未走到那一步,但終點已在眼前。”
世界衛生組織的官員于9月14日表示,上周全球新增病例較前一周減少了近三分之一,共報告310萬例。包括美洲、東南亞、歐洲和非洲在內的世界衛生組織劃定的六個地區新增病例數均有所減少。
死亡人數也有所下降,環比減少了22%,僅報告死亡病例11,000例。
譚德塞稱,上周,新冠疫情死亡人數降至自2020年3月新冠疫情剛剛爆發幾個月以來的最低水平。
他表示:“我們可以看到終點線。我們將戰勝疫情。但現在還不是停止奔跑的時候。”
譚德塞指出,為了結束疫情,各國政府需要進行投資,為所有高風險人群接種疫苗,包括醫療工作者和老年人,目標是全球70%的人口能夠完成疫苗接種。
政府還必須繼續執行新冠檢測和基因測序,以控制疾病傳播和變異。他還表示,各國政府應該為未來可能出現的病例激增制定計劃,保障相關物資充足,并為此配備醫療人員。
譚德塞稱,信息溝通將是結束疫情的關鍵。他鼓勵各國政府創建高質量的與新冠有關的健康信息,通過數字途徑進行傳播,讓醫療工作者做好處理虛假健康信息的準備,并向公眾解釋調整新冠政策的原因。
雖然上周向世界衛生組織報告的確診人數和死亡人數下降是好消息,但世界衛生組織呼吁人們保持謹慎,因為許多國家的檢測數量也處于史上最低水平,一些國家已經不再普遍開展檢測。此外,可能有上周出現的確診和死亡病例會在后期報告,這會改變疫情防控的形勢。
世界衛生組織稱,奧密克戎依舊是向全球共享流感數據倡議組織(GISAID)報告的主流病毒株。全球共享流感數據倡議組織是一個國際研究組織,致力于跟蹤新冠病毒和流感病毒的變化。從8月12日至9月12日,全球82%至90%的病例感染的是奧密克戎BA.5變異株,BA.4和后代變異株感染病例占6%至8%。(財富中文網)
翻譯:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
世界衛生組織(World Health Organization)的總干事譚德塞(Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus)在9月14日召開的新聞發布會上提到全球每日新冠死亡人數接近歷史最低。他表示,我們現在“處于前所未有的有利位置來終結這場大流行”。
他說:“雖然還未走到那一步,但終點已在眼前。”
世界衛生組織的官員于9月14日表示,上周全球新增病例較前一周減少了近三分之一,共報告310萬例。包括美洲、東南亞、歐洲和非洲在內的世界衛生組織劃定的六個地區新增病例數均有所減少。
死亡人數也有所下降,環比減少了22%,僅報告死亡病例11,000例。
譚德塞稱,上周,新冠疫情死亡人數降至自2020年3月新冠疫情剛剛爆發幾個月以來的最低水平。
他表示:“我們可以看到終點線。我們將戰勝疫情。但現在還不是停止奔跑的時候。”
譚德塞指出,為了結束疫情,各國政府需要進行投資,為所有高風險人群接種疫苗,包括醫療工作者和老年人,目標是全球70%的人口能夠完成疫苗接種。
政府還必須繼續執行新冠檢測和基因測序,以控制疾病傳播和變異。他還表示,各國政府應該為未來可能出現的病例激增制定計劃,保障相關物資充足,并為此配備醫療人員。
譚德塞稱,信息溝通將是結束疫情的關鍵。他鼓勵各國政府創建高質量的與新冠有關的健康信息,通過數字途徑進行傳播,讓醫療工作者做好處理虛假健康信息的準備,并向公眾解釋調整新冠政策的原因。
雖然上周向世界衛生組織報告的確診人數和死亡人數下降是好消息,但世界衛生組織呼吁人們保持謹慎,因為許多國家的檢測數量也處于史上最低水平,一些國家已經不再普遍開展檢測。此外,可能有上周出現的確診和死亡病例會在后期報告,這會改變疫情防控的形勢。
世界衛生組織稱,奧密克戎依舊是向全球共享流感數據倡議組織(GISAID)報告的主流病毒株。全球共享流感數據倡議組織是一個國際研究組織,致力于跟蹤新冠病毒和流感病毒的變化。從8月12日至9月12日,全球82%至90%的病例感染的是奧密克戎BA.5變異株,BA.4和后代變異株感染病例占6%至8%。(財富中文網)
翻譯:劉進龍
審校:汪皓
The world has “never been in a better position to end the pandemic,” Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the head of the World Health Organization, said at a September 14 press briefing, speaking on the subject of daily global deaths from COVID-19 sitting close to record lows.
“We are not there yet,” he said, “but the end is in sight.”
Worldwide, new cases of COVID-19 decreased by nearly a third last week compared to the previous week—to 3.1 million cases, WHO officials said on September 14. A decrease in cases was reported in all six WHO regions, including the Americas, Southeast Asia, Europe, and Africa.
Deaths also dropped—by 22% week over week, with just over 11,000 fatalities reported.
COVID deaths reported last week were at the lowest level the world has seen since March 2020, mere months into the pandemic, Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
“We can see the finish line. We’re in a winning position,” he said. “But now is the worst time to stop running.”
Bringing the pandemic to a close will require governments around the world to invest in vaccinating all at-risk individuals, including health workers and the elderly, with a goal of vaccinating 70% of the global population, Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Governments must also continue to test for COVID and sequence samples in order to stay on top of disease spread and mutation. And they should expect further surges, and prepare supplies and health workers accordingly, he added.
Communication will play a key role in bringing the pandemic to a close, Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. He encouraged governments to develop high-quality health information about COVID that can be disseminated digitally, prepare health workers to address health misinformation, and to explain the reasons behind any COVID policy changes to the public.
While the drop in diagnoses and deaths reported to the WHO last week is promising, the organization urged caution, as testing is at all-time lows in many countries and is becoming less prevalent in others. Further, additional cases and deaths that occurred last week may be reported and added to the totals at a later date, changing the picture.
Omicron continues to dominate sequences being reported to GISAID, an international research organization that tracks changes in COVID and the flu virus, according to the WHO. Globally dominant Omicron spawn BA.5 comprised 82%–90% of cases from Aug. 12-Sept. 12, with BA.4 and descendants comprising 6%–8% of cases.