Citing concern over increasing cases of Omicron, the World Health Organisation’s chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that the new variant of the virus is very transmissible. It is leading to a Tsunami of Covid cases, he said.
“Right now Delta and Omicron are twin threats that are driving up cases to record numbers, which again is leading to spikes in hospitalisations and deaths,” said Dr Tedros during a media briefing here on Wednesday. He also said that this virus will continue to evolve and threaten health systems if the collective response is not improved.
“I am highly concerned that Omicron being more transmissible circulating at the same time as Delta, is leading to a tsunami of cases,” he added.
“The pressure on the health system is not only because of new COVID-19 patients requiring hospitalisations but also a large number of health workers are getting sick themselves,” Tedros added.
He also warned that the unvaccinated people are many times at risk of dying from either variant of the COVID-19
