WHO: Since the beginning of the year, the number of deaths from COVID-19 in the world has reached a million people

The number of deaths from COVID-19 in the world since the beginning of 2022 has reached a million people, said WHO head Tedros Ghebreyesus. According to him, a third of the world’s population is still not vaccinated against coronavirus.

“This year we have overcome the tragic milestone of 1 million reported deaths from COVID-19,” said the head of WHO. Over the past 4 weeks, the number of deaths has increased by 35%, and 15 thousand people died from coronavirus in a week, Mr. Ghebreyesus said at a press conference (TASS quote).

“A third of the world’s population remains unvaccinated, including two-thirds of health workers and three-quarters of older people in low-income countries,” the WHO chief said. He believes that such indicators do not allow us to say that humanity has learned to live with the coronavirus, despite the availability of tools that can prevent these deaths.

August 25 in Russia for the first time since mid-March revealed almost 44 thousand patients with coronavirus. Against the backdrop of an increase in the incidence of COVID-19, Rospotrebnadzor recommended wearing masks in regions where infections exceed 50 cases per 100,000 inhabitants.

Anastasia Larina