The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that it had reported cases of the new coronavirus Omi Crohn's virus in 38 countries around the world, but had not reported any deaths.
According to the French news agency AFP, the WHO has said that it is gathering evidence about the variant which is causing concern as countries around the world are trying to prevent it from spreading.
But despite the growing number of countries with new infections, no deaths have been reported to the UN health agency."I have not yet seen any reports of Omi Kroon deaths," WHO spokesman Christian Lindmeyer told reporters in Geneva.
"We are gathering all the evidence and we will find more evidence as we move forward."
"The more countries ... the more people will keep testing and especially the Omi Kroon variant," he said. We will get more cases, more information, maybe even deaths. "
"The Omi Crown may be on the rise and we may reach a point where this variant might prevail, but for now the dominant variant is the Delta," Christian Lindmeyer stressed.
"The sanctions that were imposed in many countries just two weeks ago - again economic sanctions, lockdowns in some areas, closure of Christmas markets in some parts of Europe - were in the Delta before the Omi Kron," he said. Due to the increase. Don't ignore it. "
A WHO spokesman urged people to take precautionary measures to protect themselves from Delta and Omi Kroon.
