Geneva: The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronovirus, noting the global situation is worsening.
“More than six months into the pandemic this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal,” WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told an online briefing.
“This is the time for countries to continue to work hard, on the basis of science, solutions and solidarity”.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during a press conference that the coronavirus pandemic is worsening across the globe as the number of new Covid-19 cases on Sunday reached an all-time high.
While some countries have reported signs of improvement, research shows that most people are still susceptible to contracting Covid-19, he said.
“In these countries, the biggest threat now is complacency,” Tedros said. “We continue to urge active surveillance to ensure the virus does not rebound, especially as mass gatherings of all kinds are starting to resume in some countries.”
Tedros said that almost 75% of the cases reported Sunday came from 10 countries, mostly in the Americas and South Asia.
