世衛組織總幹事譚德塞在周三的新聞發布會上表示,COVID-19 的全球大流行預計將結束, 且新增通報病例數大幅下降, 敦促世界抓住機會結束這場流行病.
法新社報道稱,自 2019 年底確診以來, 2019, it has so far infected more than 600 million people and killed more than 6 million people worldwide. The number of reported cases of COVID-19 decreased by a substantial 12% from the previous week.
Deaths from COVID-19 last week were the lowest since March 2020, the U.N. agency reported.
Tedros told reporters: “We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic.We are not there yet, but the end is in sight.”
But he also stressed that the world needs to “seize this opportunity” to step up its efforts. “If we don’t take this opportunity now, we run the risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption, and more uncertainty.” 他說.