WHO believes the rebound from Kovid in China will not have a “significant” impact in Europe

“We share the view of the European Center for Disease Control (ECDC) that the current outbreak in China is not currently expected to have a significant impact on the epidemiological situation of Covid-19 in the European region.” Conference with the WHO-Europe director, Hans Klüge.

The ECDC, the European Union’s (EU) reference body for epidemics, denied at the end of last December that the increase in cases in China could be due to this. a “challenge” for the continent, refers to the characteristics of the variants and their high immunity and vaccination rates.

But Kluge stressed that knowledge is necessary “detailed and organized”especially about local outbreaks and variants to better determine the development of the condition.

President of the European region – containing 53 countries of that continent and Central Asia– Acknowledged that China is sharing data on genome sequencing and hospitalizations at various levels, and expressed confidence that more information will keep coming, which will contribute to increasing public confidence.

Kluge emphasized that the precautionary measures taken by some countries to protect their populations, especially travel, are not “irrational”, but that they should be based on science, “proportionate” and “proportionate”.non-discriminatory“.

Kluge urged not to be “indifferent” and deemed it necessary “predict, detect and respond” in time to not put further pressure on depleted health systems after three years of the pandemic.

And he called for reinvestment in genomic surveillance. sewer controland the protection of health personnel.

Increasing the vaccination of the population, applying additional doses to priority groups, encouraging the use of masks in closed areas and public transport, and ventilating crowded areas are some of the recommendations of WHO. “very efficient”.