Corona virus, John-Arne Routingen Health Peak: Therefore, coronary pandemic is under control

Oslo (Netavisen): Virus-based pandemics are a growing threat, but they can be detected and controlled early. Dr.

Six months after its discovery, the spread of the Kovid-19 virus went out of control when the SARS virus was suppressed thanks to international efforts. So far 15 million people have died worldwide and 65 million cases have been detected globally. The SARS epidemic reported 8096 infections and 774 deaths.

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– It was very extensive

– We hoped to control the coronary outbreak at a relatively early stage, as the world was treated with the SARS virus in early 2003. But the expansion was so widespread this time around that large control measures were being taken, and what Routingen was saying to Netavisen went wrong.

Many vaccine candidates are on the rise. Sweden announced on Friday that it was buying the vaccine from Modena, which is also expected to be the Norwegian vaccine. Development is at record speed, and Routingen is optimistic that these vaccines, based on new technology, will be implemented soon.

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From animals to humans

At the same time, he knows that virus-based pandemics are something we should look forward to seeing more of in the future:

– We see this as a trend. With more and more local virus outbreaks, the World Health Organization (WHO) is spreading fires around the world every week. There are known and new infectious diseases. To a large extent, it is about the transmission of viruses from animals to humans.

– Why is this a growing threat?

– Increased risk due to environmental change, climate change and urbanization. We affect nature and the balance changes. Our influence increases the risk of transmitting the virus from animals to humans, says Ruttingen.

– Attention increased

He has this recipe for how we should deal with threats:

– We need to be more aware of this in all countries that are capable of detecting new outbreaks early and controlling them at a relatively early stage.

It failed when the world learned by the end of 2019 that pneumonia was prevalent in China’s Wuhan province. It became a new virus and was classified as SARS-Cov-2 in January 2020. The infection spreads rapidly between countries and continents. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared the outbreak an epidemic. The corona virus was first detected in Norway on February 26.

Throughout the spring, summer, and autumn, the epidemic continued in waves, with partial explosive growth in many countries. According to a survey conducted on the Johns Hopkins University website, the highest number of cases and deaths was reported in the United States at 14 million and 276,000, respectively.

Here are some excerpts from an interview with John-Arne Routting:

– 2022 should be used

The Health Ambassador at the Ministry of External Affairs hopes that this time it will take time to control the epidemic:

– I think we need to spend a lot by 2022 to ensure adequate global control of the epidemic. We are interconnected with trade, travel and socialization across national borders. I think the corona virus will affect us in 2022 as well, for example we will be working with the Earth in the yellow and red zones in relation to the evaluation of travel activities. It takes time for people in all countries to get adequate immunizations. Gradually, countries will ease the measures, so we will have the spread of the infection over a period of time.

He talks about the possibility of avoiding SARS-Cov-2 for good:

– We should expect to live with this virus in the future. Viruses are part of our habitat. We must continue. Then there may be season breaks. It may not be as common as influenza, but we need to be prepared for new epidemics.

About the corona virus

• The corona virus family includes many viruses that cause respiratory infections. While many corona viruses cause mild colds, others can cause more serious illnesses and in some cases even death.
• The new corona virus SARS-CoV-2 has some genetic similarities with the SARS virus (Acute Respiratory Syndrome), which belongs to the corona virus family. The virus that causes MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) is another corona virus.
• Corona virus is also found in animals. In rare cases, the corona virus can develop and spread from animals to humans and humans, as seen during the 2002/2003 SARS epidemic. Infections are transmitted by bats to civilized cats and other animals. Dromeders and camels are the main sources of infection for the 2012 case of measles.
• SARS-CoV-2 can be transmitted from bats to humans by the end of 2019, either directly or through another animal.

(Source: National Institute of Public Health)

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