The Corona pandemic has remained a serious health risk globally for more than four years. Corona cases were stable at the beginning of this year, however, due to new variants, a surge in infection cases is being seen once again. According to recent reports, many countries including America, Singapore, and India are in the grip of the new variant of Corona FLiRT (KP.1 and KP.2). Singapore is currently the country most affected by the new Corona variant, where a jump of more than 90 percent in infection cases has been reported within 15 days.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has expressed concern about new variants of Corona. The new variant FLiRT is classified as a 'variant under monitoring'. WHO said, the Covid-19 pandemic is hurting global health in many ways. The pandemic that has spread across the world has not only increased the incidence of many serious diseases but has also reduced life expectancy. For example, the pandemic has ruined all the hard work done over the years in the health sector.

Decrease in life expectancy
In its recent report, the World Health Organization has expressed concern about the decrease in life expectancy due to the pandemic. In the report, WHO said that due to COVID-19, global life expectancy has decreased by almost two years. Life expectancy is an estimate of the average number of additional years that a person of a certain age can expect to live.

Due to Covid-19, global life expectancy has now fallen by 1.8 years to 71.4 years. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the figures highlight the importance of strengthening global health security and promoting long-term investment in health.

The situation worsened in the first two years
WHO Director-General said, in just the first two years of the pandemic, coronavirus has affected a decade of gain in life expectancy. The number of patients with noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) such as ischemic heart disease and stroke, cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Alzheimer's disease-dementia, and diabetes has also increased compared to before, which increases the risks of premature death. It is being believed. Changes in lifestyle and diet during the pandemic have also increased the risk of several health conditions, which are considered to be a major factor in chronic diseases.

Corona figures so far
More than four years have passed since the Corona epidemic started in December 2019. According to the information shared by Worldometer till April 13, 2024, officially till now 70.47 crore people have been infected by this virus, while 70.10 lakh people have died due to it. 67.56 crore people have been infected and have recovered. The United States has been the country most affected by coronavirus, with 11.18 crore cases reported. The Corona death toll in America has been reported at 1219,487.

Corona figures in India
According to Worldometer data, India is the second most affected country by Corona in the world. So far, infection has been identified in 45,035,393 people while the death toll was more than 5.33 lakh. Apart from America, India, France, Germany, and Brazil are among the top five countries most affected by Corona.

Experts from the World Health Organization have advised all people to continue making efforts to prevent corona.

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