Mary Wilson
Well-known member
6 September 2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening,
We continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19 ahead of the winter season in the northern hemisphere.
Deaths are increasing in some parts of the Middle East and Asia, ICU admissions are increasing in Europe and hospitalizations are increasing in several regions.
Still, data are limited.
Only 43 countries – less than a quarter of WHO Member States – are reporting deaths to WHO, and only 20 provide information on hospitalizations.
Globally, there is not one variant that is dominant. The variant of interest EG.5 is on the rise, while the XBB subvariants are declining.
The BA.2.86 variant has been detected in small numbers in 11 countries.
WHO is monitoring this variant closely to assess its transmissibility and potential impact.
One of WHO’s biggest concerns is the low level of at-risk people who have received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine recently. Our message is not to wait to get an additional dose if it is recommended for you. ...
https://www.who.int/director-genera...marks-at-the-media-briefing---6-septmber-2023
Good morning, good afternoon and good evening,
We continue to see concerning trends for COVID-19 ahead of the winter season in the northern hemisphere.
Deaths are increasing in some parts of the Middle East and Asia, ICU admissions are increasing in Europe and hospitalizations are increasing in several regions.
Still, data are limited.
Only 43 countries – less than a quarter of WHO Member States – are reporting deaths to WHO, and only 20 provide information on hospitalizations.
Globally, there is not one variant that is dominant. The variant of interest EG.5 is on the rise, while the XBB subvariants are declining.
The BA.2.86 variant has been detected in small numbers in 11 countries.
WHO is monitoring this variant closely to assess its transmissibility and potential impact.
One of WHO’s biggest concerns is the low level of at-risk people who have received a dose of COVID-19 vaccine recently. Our message is not to wait to get an additional dose if it is recommended for you. ...
https://www.who.int/director-genera...marks-at-the-media-briefing---6-septmber-2023