Helping refugee volunteers contract THE VIRUS The WHO's concerns about the situation in Ukraine have led to an increase in the number of cases

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2022-03-12 18:13

As of March 11, the Russian-Ukrainian conflict had led to the flight of more than 2.1 million Ukrainian refugees to neighboring countries, according to Un.N. data. With covid-19 still dire, the World Health Organization is concerned that the number of infected people in Ukraine and refugee-hosting countries will continue to rise.

Activists involved in helping refugees in Moldova said that both Moldova and Ukraine have low COVID-19 vaccination rates, the outbreak is still spreading, and some volunteers have contracted the new crown virus while helping resettle refugees at borders or refugee centers, CNN reported. According to the UK's "See the World with Data" website, the COVID-19 vaccination rate in Moldova is about 29%, while in Ukraine it is about 34%.

Maria VanKelkerkhov, head of the World Health Organization's new crown virus technology, recently said that the new crown virus continues to spread along with the flow of refugees in Ukraine, and WHO will work with the host countries to ensure that the new crown virus testing and vaccination are promoted.

Michael Ryan, Executive Director of WHO's Health Emergencies Programme, said the outbreak in Ukraine would also continue to spread due to no testing, no treatment and stalled vaccinations. As for Ukrainian refugees, Ryan said he should not be prejudiced against them on the issue of the epidemic.

(Editor: Yin Zi)