Corona Virus is Increasing, WHO warns

Blessing Enenaite Health & Lifestyle, Leading Stories 20/06/2020

Cases of Coronavirus are on the increase. This was the statement of the World Health Organisation.

Moreso, the Coronavirus pandemic is now in a “new and dangerous phase”. They made this statement on Friday. This was a result of the disease accelerating at the same time as countries are beginning to ease their lockdown.

WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged nations and citizens to remain extremely vigilant. This is because the number of cases reported to the United Nations health agency hit a new peak.

Tedros made this statement via a virtual press conference. He stated that the Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating. More than 150,000 new cases of COVID-19 were reported to WHO yesterday. It is the highest number so far recorded in a single.

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Furthermore, he said almost half of those cases were reported from the Americas. Large numbers are also being reported from South Asia and the Middle East.

Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are eager to open up their societies and economies. But the virus continues to spread fast, it remains deadly and most people are still susceptible. The most vulnerable set will suffer the worst, Tendros added.

Coronavirus has killed about 454,000 people. It has also infected more than 8.5 million since the outbreak began in China late last year. This is according to a tally from official sources compiled by AFP.

Italy’s top health agency on Friday urged caution after seeing “warning signs” last week of new coronavirus transmissions, especially over outbreaks of cases in Rome.

WHO emergencies director Mike Ryan said countries needed to be on alert for a second wave of infections.

Increased numbers of confirmed cases could be down to improved testing. Nevertheless, unexpected rising hospitalisation and death figures were a better indicator of a resurgence. Exiting lockdowns must be done carefully, Ryan said.

In his words: “If you don’t know where the virus is, the chances are that the virus will surprise you.” Beijing’s fresh Corona virus outbreak emerged at a wholesale market. The total number of infections since last week now stands at 183.