Continuing a trend that began in August, global COVID-19 cases and deaths declined again last week, with activity decreasing in most regions except Europe, where infection levels stayed the same, the World Health Organization (WHO) said yesterday in its latest weekly snapshot of the pandemic.Maria Van Kerkhove, PhD, the WHO's technical lead for COVID-19, said on Twitter that hard work is paying off, and vaccinations are significantly cutting hospitalizations and deaths.
She added, however, that vaccine equity is desperately needed, and the world is not out of the woods yet."Keeping up with measures that suppress transmission are hard but even more critical now," she said, urging people to stay vigilant and not let their guard down.Delta