“NO OUTBREAKS” Covid pandemic may end in 2022: WHO

If there are no more major Covid outbreaks after Omicron, the pandemic may see an end in 2022, the World Health Organisation (WHO) Representative in Russia has said. However, it does not mean that the virus will vanish completely, Melita Vujnovic was quoted as saying in an interview. According to Vujnovic, the WHO is trying to predict when it will happen, but it’s difficult because countries “are now changing their testing strategies”.

She said that the Omicron strain was very contagious and was spreading quickly, while some countries did not have the money to test everyone given the large number of patients without symptoms, the report said. Several countries have seen a decline in Omicron variant-led Covid surge. The decrease in cases has also led to lifting restrictions. Sweden, Denmark, and Norway have all lifted Covid restrictions as they look to reclassify the virus as a disease that does not pose a threat to society. The UK and the US are soon likely to follow.