It has been more than two years since the COVID-19 epidemic ravaged the world, and it is still a great threat to mankind. The who announced on the 25th that 1 million people have died of COVID-19 this year. Therefore, in the face of the phenomenon of lying flat in some countries, experts can not help but have something to say.
Maria van korhoff, who technical director for COVID-19 response, said bluntly on the 26th that the detection, treatment, vaccine and other public health measures to control novel coronavirus had played a role, but it was "heartbreaking" that so many people died of COVID-19.
Kohoff said that many people are talking about coexisting with novel coronavirus, but "this year, 1 million people died of COVID-19, which is not called coexisting with the virus; 15000 people died every week, which is not called coexisting with novel coronavirus responsibly."
Now, the cumulative number of confirmed cases in the world has reached 600 million. Recently, hundreds of thousands of people have been infected and more than 2000 people have died. In East Asia, the epidemic in Japan and South Korea is reaching another climax.
On the 29th, the headquarters of the central epidemic prevention and Control Department of the Republic of Korea reported that 43142 new confirmed cases of COVID-19 were reported in the Republic of Korea within 24 hours, and the number of severe cases in the Republic of Korea has exceeded 500 for six consecutive days. A poll showed that 59.2% of the respondents thought that the situation of the recurrence of the epidemic in South Korea was "serious", far exceeding "average" (34.1%) and "not serious" (6.7%). In terms of the degree of fear of the re epidemic, 48.3% felt "afraid", 38.7% responded "general", and 13% said "not afraid".
Japan is currently experiencing the seventh wave of COVID-19. The number of new deaths in a single day has exceeded 200 for many consecutive days, and the number of deaths in a single month in August has exceeded 5000 for the first time. Japanese media warned that there was no sign of improvement in the epidemic, and the growth momentum of death cases had exceeded the previous wave of the most serious cases.
Obviously, it can not coexist with the virus at present, but in many developed countries, the trend of lying flat continues to spread. According to a White House official quoted by CNN on the 28th, the US government plans to suspend the provision of free novel coronavirus test boxes for families on September 2 due to lack of funds and the hope of maintaining supply.
Anthony Fauci, who just announced that he would resign as the director of the National Institute of allergy and infectious diseases and the chief medical adviser of the White House at the end of the year, recently publicly condemned the political polarization of the United States as hindering the prevention and control of COVID-19, and called for more people to be vaccinated against covid-19 and more people to be vaccinated. He said that the United States should learn from the lessons of coping with the COVID-19 epidemic and prepare for the future.
The "future" mentioned by fudge is not groundless. It may even have arrived. According to the data released by the Centers for Disease Control and prevention on the 26th, the cumulative number of confirmed cases of monkeypox in the United States exceeded 17000. Some US media criticized the CDC for its slow response, inaccurate and opaque information released, and excessive politicization of epidemic prevention decisions.
The US "Capitol Hill" reported that since the outbreak of monkeypox in the United States, the US federal government has been repeating the mistake of inadequate response to the COVID-19 epidemic. The article points out that monkeypox virus has long had mature detection, treatment methods and safe vaccines. Even so, the US government has repeatedly missed the best opportunity for epidemic prevention and control, and failed to invest the necessary resources in response. In the data collection and vaccine distribution of monkeypox infection cases, it is always in a backward and chaotic state.
Whether we continue to fight against the COVID-19 epidemic or prevent and respond to the monkeypox virus that has made many people turn pale, learning lessons from the past and adhering to a scientific attitude are the basis for action. We hope that the bitter words of experts can make some people change.