The appearance of the Omicron strain of Coronavirus demonstrates the disadvantages of the existing system of fighting a pandemic, as it deprives the country of incentives to prevent other threats states. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adan Greesusus criticized the current ways to confront the spread of coronavirus and declared the need for a new pandemic agreement. The broadcast of its performance is available on YouTube Channel WHO.
According to Greesus, the emergence of a new and fast-spreading version of COVID-19 emphasizes the danger of the situation. “South Africa and Botswana must be thanked, and not punished, for finding and reporting about a new strain,” he believes.
“Our ability to end the pandemic – this test of our collective ability to prevent and effectively respond to a pandemic in the future, because the fight against them will be the same principles,” concluded the head of WHO.
Previously, Gebresus said that no country of the world would be able to defeat the coronavirus pandemic, focusing on vaccinations exclusively its citizens. WHO WHO called on states to fight unequal access to vaccines, as the longer there is this inequality, the more opportunities there is a virus to spread and evolve on the way that cannot be predicted and prevented.
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken thanked the head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of the Republic of South African Republic (South Africa) Tald Pandor for the rapid detection of the Omicron strain of coronavirus and the operational distribution of information details. He noted that this should serve as an entire world.