With the advent of vaccines against coronavirus, the world is faced with a paradoxical situation. This was stated by Hans Kluge, Director of the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization (WHO) during a regular briefing.
According to Kluge, on the one hand, the start of vaccination gives the world hope for an early end to the pandemic. At the same time, more and more new, often more infectious, mutations of the virus are emerging, which leads to tougher restrictive measures.
“This paradox, when people feel that the pandemic will soon end thanks to vaccines, but at the same time they are urged to adhere to restrictive measures in the face of a new threat, creates tension, anxiety, fatigue and confusion,” – said the WHO spokesman. / p>
He noted that the British strain of coronavirus was detected in 33 European countries, while cases of infection with the South African strain were confirmed in 16 states of the region.
According to the WHO, over 33 million cases of coronavirus infection have been recorded in Europe for all the time. 722 thousand people died from complications caused by the disease.