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Over the past six weeks, the death rate from COVID-19 worldwide increased by about 60%.
WHO Director General Tedros Adan Ghebreyesus announced this during a briefing on December 11. The event was broadcast on Twitter-page of the World Health Organization.
Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the technical group of the WHO Emergency Diseases Unit, clarified that the figures unevenly distributed in the world, However in Europe, mortality increased by almost 100%.
Overall, the WHO has registered more than 66 million cases of coronavirus, lethal: 1.5 million. Most infections and deaths occur in Europe and america.
Ghebreyesus added that winter holidays are “a time to relax, but we must not lower our guard.”
“The celebration can turn into mourning very quickly.if we don’t take adequate precautions “ – he said.
The WHO chief urged residents of regions with a high level of coronavirus transmission to comply with all the rules to protect themselves and others, as well as to “carefully consider their plans.”
“It could be the best gift you can give: health, love of life, joy and hope.”– Gebreyesus said.
Coronavirus distribution map in the world:
Transmission of the WHO report:
Briefing for the media on # COVID-19 with @DrTedros https://t.co/anRo3rzaFu
– World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) December 11, 2020
Remember:
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As of Friday, December 11, in the morning, 872,228 cases of coronavirus infection were officially confirmed in Ukraine. 13 514 – found during the last day. 14,755 people have already died from COVID-19 in the country (+285 per day), and 480 348 patients (+15 327) defeated the disease.
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On December 10, our country ranked 11th in the world in the spread of COVID-19 and sixth in Europe.
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Ukraine has recorded the highest number of coronavirus deaths per day since March.
As OBOZREVATEL reported, Health Minister Maxim Stepanov urged Ukrainians to refrain from traveling on the New Year and Christmas holidays due to the pandemic, and those who nevertheless decided to go should not forget about the quarantine rules. abroad.
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