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WHO blames surging coronavirus numbers on countries’ failure to enforce quarantine – SBS News
As the pandemic surges in Europe and North America, the global health agency is calling on all nations to do more to contain the virus.
Contacts of people confirmed to have coronavirus should be properly quarantined, the World Health Organization said on Monday, as the pandemic surges in Europe and North America.
WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan linked soaring transmission rates in the northern hemisphere to the failure to implement the vital step rigorously.
He said if he could have one wish, it would be to ensure “every contact of a confirmed case is in quarantine for the appropriate period”.
“I do not believe that has…
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