L‘World Health Organization launches into a statement that we have all been waiting for for a long time to hear and that we hope it can be the reality that awaits us.
WHO optimistic: towards the end of the pandemic
According to director ofOrganization for Europe, Hans Kluge, in fact, considering “that the Omicron variant could infect 60 percent of Europeans by March” it is plausible than «with Omicron Europe is moving towards the end of the pandemic from Coronavirus, or in any case towards a new phase never experienced “. Still Kluge, however, states that “you must not let your guard down due to possible mutations of the virus “
Not everyone agrees
To consider, however, this imprudent prediction, is WHO senior world official, Maria van Kerkhove, according to which, on the other hand, the possibility of spreading new variants is a risk that has not yet been defeated.
In the global context, Kerkhove says, the pandemic may not end with the Omicron variant at all, as it did not with the Delta variant. «The latter it will not be the last strain of Sars-CoV-2 we will hear about, “he explained in an interview with Bbc the doctor, adding that, moreover, despite being less serious “it still represents a virus dangerous than in some people it can also develop severe symptoms, even mortal “.
Furthermore, there is no worldwide immunization given that “there are still three billion people waiting for the first dose of the vaccine.” This, however, is a big problem: if you fail, indeed, to stop the infection with vaccinations, the virus will continue to circulate and change further, preventing Covid from being archived as a non-dangerous endemic disease.
WHO and pandemic: the rules for travel are softening
The EU states also seem to be addressing the WHO’s statements, and they have finally found an agreement for make travel in the Union a little more “normal” and which plans to build on the Covid certificate status of people and no more on the area of origin of travelers.
In this way, anyone who is vaccinated or cured or in possession of a negative test will be able to move freely in the EU. However, it remains in the power of each Member State impose additional measures if deemed necessary according to the particular epidemiological situation.
The rules imposed to enter Italy, or the obligation of a buffer or molecular or antigenic, they will be in effect until the end of the month. Tomorrow, the ministers for European affairs will approve the new Council recommendation which will relaunch the value of the green pass, the European Digital Covid Certificate, and which will enter into force on 1 February.
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