S. Kyriakidou: We are facing a situation that is constantly evolving with the Omicron variant

The EU is closely monitoring the situation, said Stella Kyriakidou, Commissioner for Health and Food Safety, adding that “what we need to understand is that we are facing a situation that is constantly evolving with the Omicron variant”.

“We are facing a very difficult epidemiological situation with the COVID-19 pandemic in all member states, which became particularly difficult with the emergence of the Omicron variant,” said Kyriakidou, speaking at the Council of Health Ministers in Brussels. At the same time, he pointed out that he would call on the Ministers of Health to close the “immunization gap” and stressed the need to use non-pharmaceutical measures, such as masks and social distancing, where necessary.

At the same time, the European Commissioner said that the Ministers for Health would discuss “the revised mandates of Coreper, the ECDC, the European Cancer Plan, the Drugs Strategy and HERA. These are integral pillars of the European Health Union and this is the way we need to move forward: to work together in solidarity and to prepare for the future. ”

SOURCE: AMPE