Dr. Rima Hajjo, a medical and genetic information professor, told Roya Sunday that a new coronavirus wave will occur between the end of the fall season and the beginning of winter.

She pointed out that the new wave will be less severe than the previous waves as a result of people receiving vaccinations, in addition to having a societal immunity that prevents them from being affected as it was in previous years.

Jordan recorded five deaths and 3,946 new coronavirus cases in one week (from Aug. 20 until Aug. 26), according to the weekly COVID-19 statistical report issued by the Ministry of Health every Sunday. The total death toll reached 14,110.

Last week, the World Health Organization announced that a million people had died from COVID-19 in 2022, calling it a "tragic milestone" when all the tools existed to prevent deaths, according to AFP.

Nearly 6.45 million deaths have been reported to the WHO since the virus was first detected in China in late 2019.

But WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus questioned whether the world was really on top of the pandemic, this far in.

"This week, we crossed the tragic milestone of one million reported deaths so far this year," he told a press conference.

"We cannot say we are learning to live with COVID-19 when one million people have died with COVID-19 this year alone, when we are two-and-a-half years into the pandemic and have all the tools necessary to prevent these deaths.

"We ask all governments to strengthen their efforts to vaccinate all health workers, older people and others at the highest risk, on the way to 70 percent vaccine coverage for the whole population."

Tedros wanted all countries to have vaccinated 70 percent of their populations by the end of June.

But 136 countries failed to reach the target, of which 66 still had coverage below 40 percent.

"It is pleasing to see that some countries with the lowest vaccination rates are now making up ground, especially in Africa," Tedros said Thursday.

He said only 10 countries had less than 10 percent coverage, most of which were facing humanitarian emergencies.

"However, much more needs to be done," said Tedros.

"One-third of the world's population remains unvaccinated, including two-thirds of health workers and three-quarters of older adults in low-income countries.

"All countries at all income levels must do more to vaccinate those most at risk, to ensure access to life-saving therapeutics, to continue testing and sequencing, and to set tailored, proportionate policies to limit transmission and save lives."