The COVID-19 virus, which has been affecting the whole world for the last two years and never let go of us; continues to grow day by day despite the treatments available. Especially as a result of the increase in cases in Europe, it is predicted that 500 thousand more deaths will be recorded until next spring unless measures are taken.
German Government Spokesperson Steffen Siebert stated that an unprecedented state of emergency has been experienced throughout the country due to the new type of coronavirus epidemic, “Hospitals are filling up fast. Beds and available intensive care personnel are dwindling. “He warned. On the other hand, World Health Organization (WHO/WHO) European Region Executive Director Robb Butler said that most of the COVID-19 patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit are unvaccinated individuals and invited countries to think about the ‘mandatory COVID-19 vaccine’.
Hospitals in Germany have almost reached their capacity limit
Noting that severe COVID-19 cases had to be placed in remote areas from central points, Seibert said; He pointed out that all necessary measures should be taken to overcome the fourth wave of the pandemic and slow the spread of the virus. While Seibert stated that approximately 4 thousand COVID-19 patients are in intensive care units and more than half of them are connected to ventilators, Heike Werner, Minister of Health of the Thuringia state, stated that the hospitals are based on the capacity limit.
During his speech at the provincial assembly, Thrüngen said that 14 patients in the region will be transferred to the states in the north of the country, adding that he hopes the hospitals in these states will continue to accept patients. It also seems that the patients who will be transferred to hospitals in other states are not just COVID-19 patients. Accordingly, in addition to COVID-19 patients, patients who are in intensive care due to other diseases will be transferred to hospitals outside the state with the help of helicopters, if necessary.
WHO invites countries to reflect on vaccination imperative
Butler, the WHO European Region Executive Director, said that he was concerned about the increase in cases across Europe during a program he attended. Emphasizing the importance of vaccinating every member of the society, Butler emphasized that the rate of spread of the virus is prevented by a mask at a rate of 53 percent, and noted that only 48 percent of the population in Europe pays attention to using a regular mask.
Regarding the mandatory COVID-19 vaccine, he said, “We believe it is time to have this conversation (mandatory Covid-19 vaccine) from both an individual and population-based perspective. A healthy discussion,” Butler pointed out that only 54 percent of the population of 53 countries in Europe are vaccinated, “There is still a lot of work to be done. We are not at that point yet. “It looks like it will be a worrying period ahead of us,” he said.
“We unfortunately exceeded the 1.5 million death mark last week,” said Butler, warning that if necessary measures are not taken to stop the spread of COVID-19, it is highly likely that 500,000 more deaths will occur in early 2022. COVID-19 in intensive care units Underlining that a very large part of his patients are unvaccinated, Butler cited the unvaccinated population, which is ‘vulnerable’ against infection, and especially the vaccines whose effectiveness decreases after 30 weeks, as responsible for the explosion in the increase in cases.
45041
