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The state of war in Ukraine has facilitated the spread of Covid-19, Dr. Mike Ryan, director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergency Program, told a news conference Wednesday.
“People stay together, are stressed, do not eat and do not sleep properly. They are very sensitive to impacts, first and foremost by infecting themselves. And it is much more likely that the disease will spread“, Said Ryan.
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the organization was “deeply concerned” about reports it had received of attacks on healthcare facilities and workers.
“We have received several unconfirmed reports of attacks on hospitals and health infrastructure, an incident was confirmed last week where a hospital was attacked with heavy weapons, leaving four people dead and ten others injured, including six health workers“, He said.
According to the head of the WHO, attacks on health care are contrary to international humanitarian law.
According to data from Johns Hopkins University, Ukraine registered a record high number of cases with Covid-19 at the beginning of last month, with over 45,000 cases reported on February 4. And only 34% of Ukraine’s population is fully vaccinated, according to the JHU.
“There is no doubt in this case, that military operations, occupation, whatever you call what is happening in Ukraine, is causing a lot of suffering to its people“, Said Ryan.
“From our point of view, we call on the parties and in particular on the Russian government to reconsider its position, as it is causing a great deal of suffering in Ukraine.“, He said.
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