WHO in front of covid: fatigue is real but we cannot give up

Europe is once again the epicenter of the coronavirus, but it can avoid borders

Europe, which in recent days has recorded more than 200,000 cases of covid-19 per day, is once again the global epicenter of the pandemic, but measures can still be taken to avoid having to resort again to inmates, experts from the Organization World Health Organization (WHO).

“Europe is once again the epicenter of the disease, but we can still reverse this trend,” said WHO director of health emergencies, Mike Ryan, who called for “more sacrifices” and takes the example of countries who managed to avoid new waves of covid-19.

WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, reiterated for his part that the organization “understands the physical and mental fatigue” that the pandemic is causing in some companies that have had to work harder at home, have not been able to organize large celebrating well part of the year or didn’t even have a chance to say goodbye to loved ones who have passed away.

“Fatigue is real, but we must not give up”, stressed the Ethiopian expert, who called on political leaders to do everything possible to protect health workers and prevent hospitals and intensive care units from reaching the limit of their capacities. .

WHO technical director for covid-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, added that experts “still have hope that national borders will no longer be necessary” like those dictated in the spring in the northern hemisphere and that the figure with others. tools such as contact tracking.

“The countries of Europe have managed to control the disease in spring and summer, they can do it again and they will do it”, predicted the American expert, who stressed that massive population closures can be avoided “if everyone does the they part and make individual sacrifices “.

Such sacrifices, he stressed, mean, from avoiding crowded places to postponing large meetings, “difficult decisions that must be made to reduce exposure”.

Van Kerkhove also said that “everything must be done to keep schools open” after they had to close for several months in the first wave.