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Global Covid-19 infections up for first time in 7 weeks, WHO says – The Straits Times

WHO chief said the rise in cases was “disappointing but not surprising”.  . Read more at straitstimes.com.

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ZURICH (REUTERS) – The number of new coronavirus infections globally rose last week for the first time in seven weeks, the World Health Organisation said on Monday (March 1).
“We need to have a stern warning for all of us: that this virus will rebound if we let it,” Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO technical lead for Covid-19, told a briefing. “And we cannot let it.”
WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the rise in cases was “disappointing but not surprising” and urged countries not to…

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