The World Health Organization voiced optimism about when can the COVID-19 pandemic finally come to an end.
Last week, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, said in a news briefing in Geneva that the world was already in a greater position to finish the worldwide health crisis. This was based on the newest figures gathered from different healthcare facilities.
“Last week, the variety of weekly reported deaths from COVID-19 was the bottom since March 2020. We now have never been in a greater position to finish the pandemic. We’re not there yet, but the tip is in sight,” Ghebreyesus was quoted as saying by CNN.
The director-general went on to assert that the finish line is in sight, so we must “seize the chance” to catch up with to the tip of the pandemic.
“A marathon runner doesn’t stop when the finish line comes into view; she runs harder with all of the energy she has left. So must we. We are able to see the finish line, we’re in a winning position, but now could be the worst time to stop running,” he explained.
Ghebreyesus identified that the world should grab the possibility to run harder and be sure to cross the finish line, so all of “our labor” could be rewarded.
He acknowledged that despite the optimistic view, there are still risks involved. With newer variants coming in, deaths, disruption and uncertainty are still inevitable.
Not only within the U.S., but all the world is seeing a gradual drop in COVID-19 cases for the past two months, based on data from Johns Hopkins University.
As of Sept. 11, the world has recorded greater than 6.4 million deaths resulting from SARS-CoV-2. In response to the newest figures, the U.S. reported the best variety of weekly deaths, followed by Japan, Russia, Brazil and the Philippines. But overall, the numbers drastically lowered in five regions: Europe, South-East Asia, the Americas, Western Pacific and Eastern Mediterranean.
Health care experts are positive that the brand new hospitalizations and deaths will hold regular for the subsequent month, considering that about two-thirds of the worldwide population are vaccinated with not less than the initial dose.