August 20, Ashgabat, /Arzuw.NEWS/. Director of the European Regional Office World Health Organization (WHO) Hans Kluge held an online press conference today to give an update on the distribution of COVID-19 в region and the world.
The key message of the conference: "The Virus Isn't Going Down. According to the WHO, despite an overall decrease in the number of cases in May and July, in August There are more of them - about 26,000 people in the European region are infected every day.
As Mr. Kluge noted, recently the number of infected COVID-19 растет именно среди молодых людей, которые не входят в группу риска. По сравнению с февральскими данными о 4,5% заболевших в возрасте 15-24 лет, к середине июля эта цифра выросла до 15%. Причина – менее ответственное отношение к пандемии.
Against this backdrop, the central question conferences became discussion of safe returns schoolchildren and students in educational institutions. According to Mr. Kluge, there is no point in delaying the start of the school year.
However, need to do emphasis on the prevention of the spread of the disease - disinfection, personal hygiene, distance, reducing the number of students, adapting the schedule and constant monitoring of symptoms.
Note that Turkmenistan has already approved new rules in instructions for educational institutions.
Also, the head of the WHO ERB called for more active vaccination campaigns against seasonal colds this year.
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