According to WHO, Europe may be approaching a “pandemic endgame”

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According to a WHO regional director, Europe may be approaching “a type of pandemic endgame.”

On the second anniversary of COVID’s debut on the continent, Dr. Hans Kluge declared the disease had entered a new phase.

He said that the Omicron type was rapidly displacing Delta, accounting for a third of all cases in the region.

“The pandemic is far from over, but I am hopeful we can end the emergency phase in 2022 and address other health threats that urgently require our attention,” said Dr Kluge, regional director for WHO’s European region.

“Backlogs and waiting lists have grown, essential health services have been disrupted, and plans and preparations for climate-related health stresses and shocks have been put on hold across the region.”

COVID, according to Dr. Kluge, could become a seasonal disease in the coming months.

“It’s plausible that the region is moving towards a kind of pandemic endgame,” he explained, adding that Omicron could infect 60% of Europeans by March.

Once the current surge of Omicron currently sweeping across Europe subsides, “there will be for quite some weeks and months a global immunity, either thanks to the vaccine or because people have immunity due to the infection, and also lowering seasonality”.

“We anticipate that there will be a period of quiet before COVID-19 may come back towards the end of the year, but not necessarily the pandemic coming back,” Dr Kluge added.

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Source: euronews.com

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