The increase in cases of the young coronavirus in many of its countries Middle East could have dire consequences due to its spread Delta mutation but also the low availability of vaccines in them, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday.
Although cases and deaths have been falling over the past eight weeks in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the WHO notes that there is now an increase in Libya, the Iran, the Iraq and Tunisia, as broadcast by ΑΠΕ ΜΠΕ.
A sharp increase in cases is also expected in Lebanon and Morocco.
Next week, moreover, Muslim countries will celebrate Aid al Andha (Feast of Sacrifice) which, traditionally, includes religious and social gatherings, in which infections could spread.
WHO “worries that the current increase will continue to peak “in the coming weeks, with catastrophic consequences,” the agency said in a statement.
Lack of compliance with meters for public health and “o intensifying complacencyAs well as low vaccination rates and the spread new variants are the main causes, according to the announcement of the WHO regional office.
The Agency also noted that Tunisia has the highest mortality rate in Africa and that cases have almost doubled in Iran in four weeks.
Overall, the number of recorded cases of Covid-19 in its area Eastern Mediterranean (including countries such as Pakistan, Afghanistan, Somalia and Djibouti) has exceeded 11.4 million. More than have also been recorded 223,000 deaths.
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