WHO Warns That , Global COVID Cases , Have Risen for the 5th Week in a Row.<br />The World Health Organization <br />made the announcement on July 14.<br />Over the same period of time, the number of COVID-related deaths remained relatively stable.<br />According to 'Time,' the WHO reported <br />5.7 million new infections last week. .<br />That marks a 6% increase from the week before.<br />WHO Director-General Tedros <br />Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that he was <br />“concerned” about the recent spike.<br />He also cautioned that the pandemic <br />still qualifies as a global emergency.<br />New waves of the virus <br />demonstrate again that COVID-19 <br />is nowhere near over, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, <br />WHO Director-General, via 'Time'.<br />According to the WHO, the sharpest increase <br />in COVID cases was reported in <br />the Western Pacific and the Middle East.<br />The WHO warns that relaxed surveillance <br />and testing programs have complicated <br />efforts to slow the spread of the virus.<br />In the United States, the latest Omicron variants have driven a rise in hospitalizations and deaths. .<br />On July 13, White House COVID-19 coordinator <br />Dr. Ashish Jha urged Americans to get booster <br />shots and remain vigilant against the virus.<br />The White House also cautioned people against waiting for the next generation of COVID vaccines expected to be available in the fall.
