On the second anniversary of the outbreak of the epidemic COVID-19United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres stressed that the global pandemic is not over and the distribution of vaccines in the world is still marked by “flagrant inequality”.
He said in a statement on Wednesday that “the most terrible outcome of the pandemic affected the health and lives of millions of people, with more than 446 million infections recorded in the world and more than six million confirmed deaths, while countless numbers of people suffer from a deterioration in their health.” Psychological health“, according to AFP.
Not fair
He also explained that, “Thanks to unprecedented public health measures and the very rapid development of vaccines, many regions in the world have succeeded in controlling the pandemic,” but he cautioned that it is wrong to consider the virus over!
He also stressed that the distribution of vaccines is still unfair, saying: “Our world cannot allow an uneven recovery after Covid-19,” adding: “Producers are making 1.5 billion doses per month, but about three billion people are still waiting to receive the first dose.” Vaccine”.
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“Failure recipe”
Guterres spoke of a “failure” resulting from “policy and budget decisions that prioritize the health of the citizens of rich countries over the health of those of poor countries.”
He also considered that this failure and inequality “constitute a recipe for more mutations, more closure procedures and more sadness and sacrifices in every country,” calling for an end to “a final and unfortunate chapter of human history.”
This warning comes as many countries around the world began to get out of the “restrictions” that were imposed on people for two years, with the number of deaths declining, despite the emergence of “mutants”, albeit lighter than the virus that paralyzed the entire globe!