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World Health Organization (DSÖ) Director General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a meeting with WHO experts on pandemics via videoconference at WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
In reference to the provisional results of the Solidarity Trial, in which the Xovid-19 therapy was evaluated, coordinated by the organization, said Ghebreyesus.Remdesivirantiviral drug called ” hydroxychloroquine and that the lopinavir / ritonavir combination used in the treatment of AIDS appeared to have little or no effect on deaths and hospital stay from Covid-19.
Ghebreyesus affirmed that despite the negative results, the Solidarity Trial launched by the WHO in March will continue with the participation of approximately 13,000 volunteers in 500 hospitals in 30 countries.
Stating that the Solidarity Trial recruits nearly 2,000 patients each month and will continue other therapies, including monoclonal antibodies and newer antivirals, Ghebreyesus said, “For now, corticosteroids. dexamethasone“It is the only treatment that has been effective in patients with severe Covid-19.”
“CASES OF SEASONAL FLU AND DEATHS WERE LESS THAN NORMAL”
Ghebreyesus recalled that there are almost 3.5 million severe cases of seasonal flu and around 650 thousand respiratory deaths each year in the world, and said:
“This year, during winter in the southern hemisphere, seasonal flu cases and deaths were lower than usual due to the measures taken for Covid-19. But we cannot assume that the same will happen during the hemisphere’s flu season. north”.
The WHO Director-General also warned that the demand for influenza vaccine may exceed supply.
SHOULD THE FOOTBALL GAMES CONTINUE?
Maria Van Kerkhove, leader of the WHO fight against Covid-19, answered the question about soccer leagues that started in Europe and the recruitment of fans for stadiums in some countries.
“I think everyone is eager for sports competitions to start again. Because we all love sports,” Kerkhove said. He said.
Emphasizing that sports competitions and other collective events should be evaluated according to the situation in each country, Kerkhove said: “We observe an 80 percent increase in the number of daily cases on the European continent. But this does not mean that the virus spread equally in all countries. There are ‘popular places’ where the virus is intense. “he spoke.
Kerkhove noted that each country must decide whether or not sports competitions will continue by evaluating the available data.
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