World Well being Group (WHO) Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press convention organised by the Geneva Affiliation of United Na
World Well being Group (WHO) Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a press convention organised by the Geneva Affiliation of United Nations Correspondents (ACANU) amid the COVID-19 outbreak, brought on by the novel coronavirus, on July 3, 2020 on the WHO headquarters in Geneva.
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LONDON — The top of the World Well being Group on Friday mentioned an alarming pattern of rising Covid circumstances has resulted in international infections now approaching their highest degree because the begin of the pandemic.
“Around the globe, circumstances and deaths are persevering with to extend at worrying charges,” WHO Director-Normal Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus mentioned in a briefing targeted on Papua New Guinea and the western Pacific area.
“Globally, the variety of new circumstances per week has almost doubled over the previous two months. That is approaching the very best charge of an infection that we’ve seen to this point in the course of the pandemic,” he continued.
“Some nations that had beforehand prevented widespread transmission are actually seeing steep will increase in infections,” Tedros mentioned, citing Papua New Guinea as one instance.
Tedros mentioned the United Nations well being company would proceed to evaluate the evolution of the coronavirus disaster and “regulate recommendation accordingly.”
Beneath worldwide well being laws, Tedros mentioned WHO’s emergency committee convened on Thursday and he anticipated to obtain their recommendation on Monday.
“Globally, our message to all individuals in all nations stays the identical. All of us have a task to play in ending the pandemic,” he mentioned.
Thus far, greater than 139 million Covid circumstances have been reported worldwide, with 2.9 million deaths, in line with information compiled by Johns Hopkins College.
The WHO declared the coronavirus a worldwide pandemic on March 11 final 12 months.