'Take care': WHO expert warns of high rate of virus being transmitted now

• There are more than 500 subvariants of Omicron currently in circulation, says WHO expert

WHO's COVID-19 technical lead warned that many types of viruses and pathogens are currently spreading at a very high rate. "COVID-19, flu, RSV and other pathogens are now spreading at very high rates," wrote expert Maria van Kerkhove on Twitter. WHO expert advised people to be cautious and insisted on getting Covid vaccine. Kerkhove wrote, "Use all available means to keep you and your loved ones safe: vaccination, mask, distance, ventilation, self-testing, stay home when unwell, wash hands... Know your risk." , reduce your risk."

In a media conference last week, epidemiologists talked about the rise of the coronavirus and other viruses during the winter.

please keep in mind. #COVID19, Flu, RSV and other pathogens are spreading at a very high rate right now. Use all available tools to keep yourself and your loved ones safe: Vaccination, Mask, Distance, Ventilate, Self-test, Stay home when unwell, Wash hands... Know your risk, reduce your risk .

— Maria Van Kerkhove (@mvankerkhove) December 10, 2022

"This virus is circulating extensively around the world, and we need to be able to absorb Covid circulation, Covid cases, in the context of whatever is circulating, including flu, RSV, and other pathogens".

On Omicron variant of COVID-19, WHO expert said that "There are more than 500 subvariants of Omicron that are in circulation now. We need to track how these variants behave in terms of transmission, immune escape, severity ".

According to a recent report by The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), cases related to respiratory infections have increased rapidly in the US recently.

Cumulative flu hospitalization rates are the highest this year in more than a decade in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's surveillance network, citing the CDC.

At least 13 million cases, some 120,000 hospitalizations, and 7,300 flu deaths, including 21 deaths among children, have occurred this season, according to CDC data. According to CDC data show, the hospitalization rate is highest among people age 65 and older, followed by children under the age of 5.

Health officials in places including New York, California, Maine, and Louisiana have encouraged people to get their shots for the flu and COVID-19 before the winter holidays, to stay home when sick, and to avoid public, indoor places Along with other precautions like wearing a mask.