Health
As global COVID-19 cases rise, WHO says it’s ‘unrealistic’ to think pandemic will end this year – SBS News
New coronavirus infections have risen around the world for the first time in seven weeks, the WHO says.
It is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the COVID-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the World Health Organization warned on Monday.
WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it might however be possible to take the tragedy out of the coronavirus crisis by reducing hospitalisations and deaths.
But the virus remains in control, he added, especially given that global new case numbers increased last week after six consecutive weeks of decline.
“It will be very premature, and I think…
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