Their Western Pacific regional director, Takeshi Kasai (right) sounded out on Tuesday that "the epidemic is changing; people in their 20s, 30s and 40s are increasingly driving the spread".
And that’s worrisome because many people from this age range are asymptomatic or have mild symptoms of Covid-19. They're not just unaware but they're escalating the risk of their infecting others.
"This increases the risk of spillovers to the most vulnerable, the elderly, the sick in long-term care, people who live in densely populated urban areas and underserved rural areas".
Equally noteworthy is the fact that an analysis of six million cases with detailed information reported to the WHO between February 24 and July 12 showed an increase in the proportion of children and young people infected with Covid-19.
According to the data shared with Al Jazeera, the proportion of affected children aged zero to four grew from 0.3 percent to 2.2 percent, those aged five to 14 years grew from 0.8 percent to 4.6 percent, while those aged 15 to 24 grew from 4.5 to 15 percent of the total cases analyzed.
"While we see differences across regions, we do see a consistent shift towards more younger people being reported among Covid-19 cases", the WHO told Al Jazeera.
Globally, the pandemic has infected 22.3 million people and at least 785,000 people have died (as at today, 14:29 GMT).
A timely ploy. More so in the light of the Johor Sultan’s complaint on the same matter – read my “Rampant Poaching in Johor” post published on August 15, 2020.
This is also in line with the mission of 'Ops Bersepadu Khazanah' – an initiative launched last year to tackle wildlife poaching in the country.
Indeed, actions speak louder than words.
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