Denmark became the first EU country to lift all Covid restrictions within the country, despite the record number of cases of the Omicron variant. Other countries can follow the example of Denmark and of course many may ask: Is this a victory over Covid?
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that it is too early for countries to declare victory over Covid-19 or give up efforts to stop the broadcast, reports Agence France-Presse. Speaking to reporters, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "It is premature for any country to either surrender or declare victory. "This virus is dangerous and continues to evolve before our eyes."
"We are concerned that in some countries it is thought that due to vaccines and due to the high transmissibility and lower severity of Omicron, transmission prevention is no longer possible and is no longer necessary. Such an opinion is far from the truth. "More Covid broadcasts means more deaths," Tedros added.
The head of the UN health agency noted that since Omicron was first discovered in South Africa 10 weeks ago, about 90 million cases have been reported to the WHO - more than all the cases in 2020. Although the new Covid variant is known to be milder, he stressed that "now we are starting to see a very alarming increase in deaths in most regions of the world."
"We are not calling for any country to return to the so-called 'quarantine,'" Tedros said, adding, however, "we are calling on all countries to protect their people by all possible means, not just vaccines." . "
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