The end of the COVID-19 pandemic is approaching, the WHO said this week, as reported deaths dropped to the lowest number since March 2020.
is approaching, the World Health Organization said this week, as reported deaths dropped to the lowest number since March 2020.
“We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic,” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization, said in aHe said this could be a turning point but cautioned against easing prevention efforts.“Now is the worst time to stop running,” he said. “Now is the time to run harder and make sure we cross the line and reap all the rewards of our hard work.”
Deaths fell by 22% in the past week to just more than 11,000 around the world, the United Nations health agency said. New cases fell by 28%, continuing a decline in recent weeks in each part of the world. said that the United States reported the highest number of weekly deaths, followed by Japan, Russia, Brazil, and the Philippines.“The agency issued a set of policy briefs for governments to strengthen their efforts against the
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