“This virus may never go away,” WHO says
Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters The coronavirus that causes COVID-19 could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a “massive effort” to counter it. “It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another […]
Countries must ease lockdowns slowly, be ready for virus to jump back – WHO
Geneva, Switzerland/London, UKReuters Countries must lift lockdowns gradually, while still being “on the look-out” for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organization said on Friday. Vulnerable people in institutions, including those in long-term care facilities, prisons and migrant dormitories, must be protected, its top emergencies expert Dr […]
Global coronavirus cases pass three million as lockdowns begin to ease; WHO chief says pandemic “far from over”
Beijing, ChinaReuters Global confirmed coronavirus cases surpassed three million on Monday, as the United States neared one million cases, according to a Reuters tally. It comes as many countries are taking steps to ease lockdown measures that have brought the world to a standstill over the past eight weeks. A child plays under The Unisphere […]
WHO warns of “accelerating” pandemic
Geneva, Switzeraland/London, UKReuters The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization said on Monday, with more than 300,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country. Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, said it had advised Olympic and Japanese officials about public health risks and expected a decision “very soon” […]