Coronavirus: What’s happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday – CBC
WHO Europe director says ‘drastic and uncompromising’ increase in vaccine-sharing across borders needed
Feb 03, 2022
The director of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said Thursday the continent is now entering a “plausible endgame” to the pandemic and that the number of coronavirus deaths is starting to plateau.
Dr. Hans Kluge said at a media briefing that there is a “singular opportunity” for countries across Europe to take control of COVID-19 transmission due to three factors: high levels of immunization due to vaccination and natural infection, the virus’s tendency to spread less in warmer weather and the lower severity of the Omicron variant.
“This period of higher protection should be seen as a ceasefire that could bring us enduring peace,” he said.
As the winter subsides in much of Europe in the coming weeks, when the virus’s transmission naturally drops, Kluge said the upcoming spring “leaves us with the possibility for a long period of tranquility and a much higher level of population defence against any resurgence in transmission.”
Read more: https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/coronavirus-covid19-canada-world-feb3-2022-1.6337776
