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WHO officials warn sharply of the ongoing dangers of the COVID-19 pandemic | WSWS.ORG

In two extraordinary press briefings last week, WHO officials made clear the ongoing dangers of the pandemic, while hypocritically admonishing the global population for no longer taking precautions, ignoring their own culpability in this process.

Almost 10,000 deaths from COVID-19 were reported to the WHO in December and there was a 42% increase in hospitalizations and 62% increase in ICU admissions compared to November. However, the trends [on mortality] are based on data from less than 50 countries, mostly in Europe and the Americas. It’s certain that there are also increases in other countries that are not being reported.

However, Van Kerkhove cautioned that this represents less than a quarter of all countries reporting data, and half of official deaths were just from the US, meaning there is a massive undercounting simply from lack of reporting. She stated bluntly, “We are missing deaths from countries around the world. Just because those countries aren’t reporting deaths doesn’t mean they aren’t happening.”

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Source: https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2024/01/15/covi-j15.html