The head of the WHO said a terrible scenario: If we don’t stop the omicron, something even worse could come! – NEW TIME

In the week to January 9 alone, coronavirus has infected 15 million people worldwide, most during such a period since the beginning of the pandemic. “The sharp rise in infections is due to the omicron variant, which is replacing at a tremendous pace in almost all delta countries,” said the WHO chief.

He also noted that over 90 countries have not yet vaccinated even 40 percent of their population. In Africa, even 85 percent of people still do not have the first dose of vaccination.

According to the head of the WHO, the unvaccinated represent the majority of people who end up in hospital with COVID-19. If the spread of the coronavirus fails, he says there is a risk that another variant will emerge, which may spread even faster than omicron and, in addition, may be more deadly.

On Tuesday, the WHO said it was expected more than half of the European population will be infected with the omicron within two months. In the first week of 2022, more than seven million people in the European region were newly infected.