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Be prepared for new COVID wave: WHO chief scientist warns amid concerning rise in deaths

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Soumya Swaminathan said on Twitter while sharing a thread by Philip Schellekens, Senior Advisor at World Bank Group. Global development & COVID-19.

Explaining the wrath that new Omicron variants can cause, Schellekens said, “We're seeing a global U-turn in COVID-19 mortality.

Following months of decline, it has started to rise again." The reasons for the rise, he points out to properties of BA.5, relaxed attitudes towards infection control, and vaccination lag.

The experts also point out that, US, France, Italy, Germany and Japan are the drivers of the global surge among high-income countries.

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