The World Health Organization (WHO) revealed that the rate of infection with the Coronavirus (known also as COVID-19), rose by 8% throughout the last week, meanwhile, the death toll of the deadly virus leaped by 21% over the same period.
The organization pointed out that 3.8 million new confirmed cases were reported last week along with 69 thousand deaths within the same week.
Countries of Southeast Asia, North and South Americas reported the highest death tolls during the last seven days.
The weekly epidemiological statement released by the WHO warned that the total figure of new infections within days from July 19 through 25 exceeded 3.8 million cases.
This number grew by 8% compared with infections that occurred in the second week of July.
On average, the health authorities across the world reported 540 thousand cases a day over that period.
On the other hand, Michael Rayan, Executive- Director of Emergency Program of the (WHO), urges governments across the world to be more cautious ahead of lifting restrictions linked to the COVID-19.
He advised leaders of the nations study the health situation thoroughly before opening the economies again.
Rayan told the “ Telegraph”, a UK daily newspaper, that allowing of infecting of more people represents an ethical void and stupidity, stressing that infections increase even in countries where most of the population was vaccinated against the COVID-19.
Rayan affirmed that all countries should follow cautious methods to avoid losing gains that have won, adding that the world is witnessing some stability in the rate of infection with the COVID-19.
The WHO asked the countries that plan to vaccinate children between 12 and 15 years to revise the matter and donate the surplus in doses to the COVAX initiative.
It is worth noting that this international initiative aims at providing vaccines to health crews, elders, and other groups in the low-income countries in Africa, Latin America, and Asia.
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