Increased Use Of Antibiotics To Fight COVID-19 Will Lead To More Deaths – WHO
This handout image provided by the World Health Organization on May 22, 2020 in Geneva shows WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attending the 147th session of the WHO Executive Board held virtually by videoconference, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, caused by the novel coronavirus.
“The COVID-19 pandemic has led to an increased use of antibiotics, which ultimately will lead to higher bacterial resistance rates that will impact the burden of disease and deaths during the pandemic and beyond,” Tedros told a virtual press conference from the WHO’s Geneva headquarters. “It’s clear that the world is losing its ability to use critically important antimicrobial medicines,” he said.
The figure was 49 percent for diabetes treatment and related complications; 42 percent for cancer treatment, and 31 percent for cardiovascular emergencies. The WHO was asked about the street protests in the United States and the fear that they could increase the spread of the virus.
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