On the 15th local time, Maria van khoff, technical director of the World Health Organization's health emergency project, said at a press conference that the Omicron strain is spreading rapidly in many countries and regions, but the research on the strain is still at an early stage. However, novel coronavirus pneumonia is very likely to end in 2022, if the epidemic can be widely applied, if she continues to control COVID-19's transmission and reduce mortality, she said. Maria van khoff said at the press conference on the same day that 77 countries and regions have reported cases of infection with Omicron strain, while some other countries may also have cases, but "they have not been detected yet". Van khoff pointed out that the current data show that the transmission rate of this variant strain has exceeded that of delta variant strain in some countries, but the research on Omicron strain is still in the early stage. However, she also said: "With the help of existing epidemic prevention tools and detection methods, there is a great prospect of ending the new crown pandemic in 2022. In 2022, we are able to end the new era of pandemic. We now have epidemic prevention tools to eliminate serious spectrum of diseases. We can reduce incidence rate and hospitalization rate, reduce the demand for critically ill patients and severe wards, and we can control mortality and reduce disease. The spread of poison. I am full of hope for 2022. " What is "disease spectrum"? The "disease spectrum" mentioned by Maria van khoff refers to the order of disease prevalence or mortality in the whole disease composition. It is one of the important indicators to comprehensively reflect the health service level of medical units. It is of great significance to understand the disease types and change trend of a region or medical institution. (Xinhua News Agency)