GENEVA,
Switzerland
The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, according to the World
Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom.
Tedros
said in a briefing on Wednesday that while some people across the world are
eager for a return to normalcy, care should be taken in effecting any
resumptions of normal lives.
“Make
no mistake: We have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long
time,” the WHO chief said.
He
also noted that some regions in Western Europe were beginning to see a decline
in the COVID-19 numbers, but worryingly, there is an upward trend in Africa,
Central and South America, as well as Eastern Europe.
“Most
countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics,” he said.
“There’s
no question that Stay
Home orders and other physical distancing measures have
successfully suppressed transmission in many countries. But this virus remains
extremely dangerous.”
Wednesday’s
briefing came as the global COVID-19 death toll surpassed 180,000, with the
number of confirmed cases exceeding 2.6 million.
Tedros
warned that “most of the world’s population remains susceptible. That means
epidemics can easily re-ignite.”
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