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Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says

apnews.com Nearly 10,000 died from COVID-19 last month, fueled by holiday gatherings and new variant, WHO says

The head of the U.N. health agency says holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.

The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas — that shared such trend information.

“Although 10,000 deaths a month is far less than the peak of the pandemic, this level of preventable deaths is not acceptable,” the World Health Organization director-general told reporters from its headquarters in Geneva.

He said it was “certain” that cases were on the rise in other places that haven’t been reporting, calling on governments to keep up surveillance and provide continued access to treatments and vaccines.

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Get vaccinated.
- Wear a mask especially if you "just have allergies" or "it's just a little cold" or even better stay home.
  
  Fucking this, I hate having to come into work and coworkers are all coughing and sneezing with "just a cold". Have we learned nothing!?

There's a tingling sensation that I get and my cold sores activated the last two times I was exposed to covid. I got that sensation again a week after our holiday gathering, making me extra thankful that I got vaccinated 2 months ago.
- That sensation: “prodrome”
  
  This is a cool new vocabulary word, thank you. Would you consider the aura some people get before migraines to fit this definition?

That's a shame. I didn't die since I got the vaccine and regular boosters.
- Also less chance to get long covid if you boost yearly
  
  I'm just assuming it'll be around forever, so I've been getting it along with the flu shot

This is the best summary I could come up with:
GENEVA (AP) — The head of the U.N. health agency said Wednesday holiday gatherings and the spread of the most prominent variant globally led to increased transmission of COVID-19 last month.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said nearly 10,000 deaths were reported in December, while hospital admissions during the month jumped 42% in nearly 50 countries — mostly in Europe and the Americas — that shared such trend information.
He said it was “certain” that cases were on the rise in other places that haven’t been reporting, calling on governments to keep up surveillance and provide continued access to treatments and vaccines.
Maria Van Kerkhove, technical lead at WHO for COVID-19, cited an increase in respiratory diseases across the globe due to the coronavirus but also flu, rhinovirus and pneumonia.
While bouts of coughs, sniffling, fever and fatigue in the winter are nothing new, Van Kerkhove said this year in particular, “we are seeing co-circulation of many different types of pathogens.”
WHO officials recommend that people get vaccinated when possible, wear masks, and make sure indoor areas are well ventilated.
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10.000 around the world? That is terrible! We will die out.
- 1 person dying is a tragedy, 10,000 is a statistic?
- 5 million plus die every month, and more than twice that are born every month. The world population grew by over 70 million last year. 10k is 0.2% of deaths. I still don't want to die from COVID though.
- Why do you make it like practicing good health is so difficult? Do you not wash your hands?
- So you confirmed that you actually don’t appreciate human life. Too bad. Bet you hate abortion too just to be ironic.

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