Cancellation of event is better than cancellation of life – WHO chief warns about Omicron

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tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Geneva: Cases of Omicron Variant Cases of Coronavirus are increasing in many countries around the world. Meanwhile, the World Health Organization has said that in view of the danger of Omicron, any kind of celebration can be canceled for the time being. Dr. Tedros Adhanom, chief of the World Health Organization in Geneva, said, ‘It is better to cancel an event than to cancel life. It is good to cancel the celebration now and celebrate later.

The Chief of the World Health Organization said, ‘There is no doubt that if social mixing increases during the holidays, then cases will increase in different countries. We are all fed up with this pandemic. We all want to meet our friends and family. We all want to live a normal life now. The head of the World Health Organization said that it is important for all of us to take some tough decisions right now so that we can protect ourselves.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has postponed its annual meeting to be held in Davos, Switzerland, amid growing concerns about Omicron, a new form of the coronavirus. The WEF said in a statement on Monday that it has now been decided to hold the proposed Davos meeting between January 17-21, 2022, at the beginning of summer. This is the second year in a row that the regular holding of the Davos summit has been affected. Even at the beginning of the year 2021, this meeting could not be held due to the Kovid-19 epidemic.

73.2% new cases of corona in the US from Omicron
The number of Omicron infected of Corona in America is increasing continuously. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 73.2% of new cases of corona in the US are from Omicron infected. In some areas of the Northwest, South, and Midwest, this figure has reached above 90%.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

At the same time, a fully-vaccinated and booster dose of a staff member has been found corona positive in the White House. This man had been around Biden for about 30 minutes three days ago. However, Biden’s report has come negative so far. Due to Omicron, restrictions are being increased in different areas of America. However, President Joe Biden is not currently preparing to impose a lockdown.

Omicron’s first 10 infected in South Africa in ICU
In South Africa, 9 out of 10 Omicron patients admitted to the ICU have not received the vaccine. South African physician Dr. Angelique Coetzee said that the Omicron variant was confirmed for the first time in these people.

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