The World Health Organization (WHO) has said that the number of Covid-19 cases worldwide has increased by 80% in the last one month. According to media reports, the WHO said in May that the Covid-19 outbreak was no longer a global medical emergency, but warned that the virus was still mutating, which could lead to waves.
The World Organization said that between July 10 and August 6, around 1.5 million new cases of Covid were reported worldwide. The World Health Organization said that the number of cases and deaths do not reflect the true numbers because most countries are now reducing Covid testing.
Most of the new cases were seen in the Western Pacific region, where the rate of the disease increased by 137 percent, the WHO said, with several countries including the US, UK, France and Japan seeing significant increases in the number of Covid cases in recent weeks. has increased.
Earlier on August 9, the WHO said that the Omicron subtype EG5 of the coronavirus is being monitored as it is spreading rapidly.
According to the WHO, more than 17 percent of the cases reported in mid-July were the result of EG5, a new strain that appears to be able to spread more quickly than other strains and, according to the World Health Organization, is resistant to the disease. It can also cause resistance to the acquired immune system.
