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The World Health Organization said on Monday, according to its regional director for Europe, Hans Kluge, that in the months of October and November there will be a probable increase in the number of deaths in the old continent from the Covid-19 disease. Hans cautioned against believing that the epidemic will end once a vaccine is introduced because it is not certain that it will be effective for all segments of the population.
Regional Director Announced To the World Health Organization In Europe, on Monday, in an interview with Agence France-Presse, the organization expects an increase in the number of deaths COVID-19 In Europe, October and November will be the “hardest” months for the epidemic.
“It will get more difficult,” Hans Kluge said. He added that “in October and November we will witness an increase in deaths”, while the number of injured increases in the old continent, but the number of daily deaths remains stable there. “We are at a time when countries do not want to hear this kind of bad news, and I understand it,” added the regional director for Europe. But at the same time, he sought to send a “positive message” that the epidemic “will recede at some point.”
Epidemiological situation in France
The World Health Organization attributed the increase in the number of daily deaths to the increase in injuries due to the resumption of epidemic activity in Europe. The global organization in Europe will host a meeting of its nearly fifty member states on Monday and Tuesday to discuss the response to the epidemic and agree on its five-year strategy.
The Copenhagen-based UN official has warned those who believe the end of the epidemic will coincide with Launch the vaccine, Which is still in development. And this Belgian doctor said: “I hear all the time that ‘the vaccine will be the end of the epidemic’ of course not!” He noted that “we do not even know if the vaccine will be effective in all segments of the population. Some evidence we receive indicates that it will be effective for some but not for others.”
“If we have to order different vaccines, then what a logistical nightmare,” Kluge said. “The end of this epidemic comes when we learn to live with this epidemic and it depends on us. It’s a very positive message, ”he said.
And the number of injured in Europe has increased considerably over several weeks, especially in Spain and France. On Friday, more than 51,000 new infections were detected in the 55 member countries of the European branch of the World Health Organization, higher than the peak registered in April, according to general data from the WHO.
At the same time, the number of daily deaths today has remained stable since the beginning of June, that is, from 400 to 500 deaths related to the epidemic, according to the same source.
France 24 / AFP
