WHO cautions against concurrent outbreaks of COVID-19, other diseases
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More than 15 million new COVID-19 cases were reported to WHO from around the world last week. This has been driven by "the Omicron variant rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries," according to WHO.
Geneva: Amid surging COVID-19 cases following the emergence of Omicron variant, the World Health Organisation (WHO) cautioned against concurrent outbreaks of COVID-19 and other respiratory diseases during the coming spring.
WHO`s Health Emergencies program member, Maria van Kerkhove, on Wednesday, at a press briefing, said that this could happen as population mixing increases, and as other respiratory pathogens such as influenza circulate in spring. WHO also urged for preparedness against these concurrent outbreaks.
According to the data, more than 15 million new COVID-19 cases were reported to WHO from around the world last week, by far the most cases reported in a single week. This has been driven by "the Omicron variant rapidly replacing Delta in almost all countries," according to WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.
