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Today, Monday, the World Health Organization held a press conference, on the developments of the Corona pandemic, and the role of societies in containing the pandemic in the Eastern Mediterranean Region.
Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, said that until yesterday, the Eastern Mediterranean Region reported 16.4 million cases of infection, and the death of 300,000 people since the beginning of the Corona pandemic, the number of cases globally seemed to rise, explaining that in the Eastern Mediterranean Region there is a study conducted showing that 66 % of the respondents reported wearing masks, and half of the respondents reported their commitment to social distancing, explaining that all precautionary measures must be followed, not some, and all instructions can be found through the platforms of the World Health Organization.
He pointed out that 419 million doses have been provided in the Eastern Mediterranean Region, and 14 countries are on the right track to achieve the goal of vaccinating the population, despite the presence of several countries that did not commit to vaccination due to the lack of fairness in vaccines, and the failure to provide health services, explaining that there is acceptance of vaccines, and there 80% accept vaccinations, and a third of the vaccinations come from the Kovacs facility for low- and middle-income countries.
He said, that the delta mutate led to a widespread spread of the Corona virus worldwide, and the failure to adhere to precautionary measures, which led to an increase in the number of cases.
The conference was attended by Dr. Ahmed Al-Mandhari, Regional Director for the Eastern Mediterranean, Dr. Dalia Samhouri, Director of the Emergency Preparedness Program and International Health Regulations, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and Dr. Qamarul Hassan, Head of the Immunization Unit, Vaccine-Preventable Diseases and Polio, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean and Dr. Samar Elfeki, Technical Officer, Community Initiatives, Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean.
On the other hand, Dr. Scott Gottlieb, the former head of the Food and Drug Administration, revealed that the Corona pandemic could end in the United States by January with the arrival of Pfizer and Merck antiviral pills.
According to the Daily Mail, he preached antiviral tablets developed by Pfizer and Merck. Pfizer AndMerck, which, when approved by the US Food and Drug Administration”FDAThey will be new tools to combat the Corona epidemic.
Gottlieb also added that he expects Corona to become an endemic disease in the next two months, and this always means that it is spreading but at low rates.
The newspaper said, the former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration believes (FDA) The Corona pandemic may end by the beginning of next year.
