22日,WHO亦表示,中国以外地区的感染程度仍然较低,但令他们担忧的是,一些境外感染患者与中国或中国人,并无接触史。这样的病例仍在持续上升。此外,目前关于新冠病毒的许多问题,仍没有找到答案。
现在,不少人寄希望于新冠病毒能像其冠状病毒“近亲”一样,在几个月的大流行后,快速消失。比如,2003年,SARS疫情在3月、4月达到高峰后,于夏天结束。
但考虑到此次新冠病毒疫情规模、涉及国家,远超SARS,这一希望很有可能落空。
“结合目前的疫情数据,即便用尽全部现有资源,恐怕也已无法在最后一刻遏制疫情蔓延。”德罗斯滕教授说。
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病毒尚未发生明显的变异。