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Xinhua News Agency, Geneva, September 29 Summary: the global death toll from new crowns exceeds a million, experts call attention to save lives
Xinhua News Agency reporter Liu Qu
According to the statistics of the World Health Organization on the 29th, the cumulative number of deaths from the new world crown has exceeded one million, and the cumulative number of confirmed cases is almost 33.25 million. In the last week, there were more than 2 million new confirmed cases worldwide and more than 36,400 new deaths. More than half of the two new cases came from countries in the Americas in the six world regions divided by WHO. WHO experts said current statistics still underestimate the severity of the epidemic. Before the new corona vaccine is officially available, attention should be paid to the use of existing means and methods to save lives and prevent spread.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on the same day that 1 million people died from the new crown “It is a difficult time for the world, but there is still a ray of hope that inspires us now and in the future. near future”. He called on all countries, communities and individuals to focus on four basic measures to control the epidemic.
First, avoid the activities that cause the spread of the epidemic; second, reduce deaths by protecting high-risk groups such as the elderly, patients with underlying diseases, and professionals in key industries; Third, people should take known effective measures to protect themselves and others, including Keep at least one meter distance from others, wash hands frequently, wear masks, avoid crowded places, close contact, etc. ; Fourth, governments must take specific actions to detect, isolate, test and care for patients, and track and isolate them Contacts.
Michael Ryan, WHO’s Executive Director of Emergency Projects, recently stated that before a new safe and effective corona vaccine is officially available, the number of deaths worldwide will exceed 2 million. “Of course it is unimaginable, but not impossible. Because the reality is that the last 9 months have passed. One million people have lost their lives and receiving the vaccine in the next 9 months is a difficult task for everyone.”
Ruian emphasized that although 1 million is a terrible number, we can do a lot in terms of epidemic control, existing rescue measures and anti-epidemic innovations. For example, the use of oxygen infusion, intensive care and other treatments, and dexamethasone and other therapies have worked better than before, so the clinical death rate is slowly decreasing.
He called on all parties to increase their support for the international cooperation initiative “Access to accelerating tools for the fight against new coronary pneumonia”, led by the WHO, and to undertake multilateral actions and global collective actions to control the virus. .
Bruce Aylward, Senior Advisor to the WHO Director-General, said: “Whether another million people die from the new crown does not depend on whether we have a vaccine, but whether we use existing tools, methods and knowledge to save lives. And prevent the spread. “
He said: “We must not wait. We have made incredible progress in reducing the death rate from COVID-19 and preventing the most vulnerable and at-risk population from contracting COVID-19.”
According to WHO statistics, as of September 28, 40 new candidate corona vaccines that were in clinical trials had been notified to WHO, and 10 of them had entered phase 3 clinical trials.
WHO recently stated that the global COVAX COVID-19 vaccine program co-led by the organization and its partners will begin to sign formal agreements with vaccine manufacturers and developers to ensure that at least 2 billion doses of COVID-19 are safe and effective. will be provided globally by the end of 2021. vaccine. Regardless of which vaccine has proven to be safe and effective in the future, participating countries will be able to get the vaccine in time, whether it is a low-income country or a high-income country.
Mary Angela Simao, WHO Assistant Director-General, said that although there are many candidate vaccines, WHO, partners, manufacturers, etc. They will never compromise on safety and efficacy to launch the vaccine as soon as possible. All clinical trials must be completed and completed before the vaccine is considered for marketing. Therefore, ordinary people do not need to worry about the safety and efficacy of vaccines due to accelerated research and development.
