WHO warns: Viruses are spreading rapidly..!

 -Galla S Kiran Kumar,Bureau Chief Telagana (Andhra Pradesh)

The World Health Organization has warned that corona and other types of pathogens are spreading rapidly in the current season. In this context, it has been suggested that citizens should take self-care to curb the spread of viruses.

Washington: The countries of the world that were shaken by the Covid-19 (Coronavirus) epidemic are now recovering from its effects. At the same time, experts say that many countries are lax in preventing the spread of viruses. In this context, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that many types of viruses and pathogens are currently spreading at a high speed. Especially, Covid-19, flu and other diseases are spreading rapidly. Citizens should follow health precautions and stay safe.

‘Be careful. Other pathogens such as Covid-19, flu, respiratory disease virus (RSV) are spreading rapidly. You and your loved ones should take all possible precautions to stay safe. Precautions such as vaccinations, masks, physical distancing, ventilation, self-examination, staying home if sick, and hand hygiene must be followed. By knowing the threat in advance, its severity can be reduced,” said Maria Van Kerkhove, head of the Covid-19 technical department at the World Health Organization. Talking about the Omicron variant of Covid, she said that more than 500 subtypes of Omicron are currently spreading around the world. He said that the spread of these variants and how they escape from immunization.. Their severity needs to be examined.

WHO experts mainly mentioned the recent increase in respiratory related cases in America. In this season, 1.3 crore respiratory related cases were registered and 1 lakh 20 thousand people were admitted to the hospital. The CDC report revealed that 7300 flu deaths have occurred. Due to this, the health officials in the states of New York, California, Maine and Louisiana have been alerted and are suggesting people to take flu and covid vaccines.