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WHO warns of persistent threats from Covid

01:55 AM Jan 14, 2024 IST | IANS
who warns of persistent threats from covid
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Geneva, Jan 13: Public health risks resulting from the Covid-19 virus remain high globally, with the virus circulating in all countries, a senior expert from the World Health Organization (WHO) said here.

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According to estimates based on wastewater analysis, the actual circulation of Covid-19 is two to 19 times higher than the number of reported cases, Maria van Kerkhove, the interim director of WHO responsible for epidemic and pandemic preparedness and prevention, told a special briefing in Geneva.

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She also expressed concerns regarding the emergence of post-Covid conditions (also called "long Covid") affecting multiple organs.

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While there has been a drastic reduction in Covid-related deaths since the peak, around 10,000 deaths per month are still reported from 50 countries.

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Van Kerkhove expressed concerns about the evolving nature of the virus, with the Covid-19 JN.1 variant representing around 57 percent of global sequences analysed by the WHO.

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