WHO SAID : CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC now it's just a beginning Trust us, the worst is yet ahead of us
Trust us, the worst is yet ahead of us,' warned WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus about the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
As countries report fresh cases of coronavirus, and lockdown are being reinforced in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization chief has given another warning.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief recently said that the coronavirus pandemic is not even close to being over
As countries report fresh cases of coronavirus, and lockdown are being reinforced in many parts of the world, the World Health Organization chief has given another warning.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief recently said that the coronavirus pandemic is not even close to being over
However, new research suggests that only a tiny proportion of the global population
maybe as few as 2% or 3% appear to have antibodies in the blood. Ghebreyesus cautioned countries that have began loosening lockdown laws, saying ‘easing restrictions is not the end of the epidemic in any country
However, the virus is expected to gain a greater foothold in parts of the world that have not, so far, seen such large numbers of cases and deaths.
"While relatively lower numbers of confirmed cases have been reported from Africa, and from Central and South America, we realise that COVID-19 could have serious social, economic and political consequences for these regions," Tedros warned.
"It is critical that we ensure these countries are well equipped to detect, test, isolate and treat COVID-19 cases, and identify contacts."
He urged governments to implement social welfare measures to ensure that vulnerable people have access to food during the crisis and called for debt relief for poorer states.
"Many developing countries will struggle to implement social welfare programs of this nature. For those countries, debt relief is essential to enable them to take care of their people and avoid economic collapse," said Tedros.
He said there were many "unknowns" about how COVID-19 will behave, as it is the "first-ever coronavirus pandemic in the world".
A safe vaccine is thought to be 12 to 18 months away, while WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan stressed "There is no therapy that has been proven to be effective in the treatment of COVID-19."As regards the use of face masks, the WHO recommends that those people who are infected and health workers who care for them should use medical masks
Worldwide covid19 cases in last 24 hours.
Worldwide coronavirus reached 10,005,071 in past 24 hours according to a database kept by Johns Hopkins University.
U.S.: 2,577,065
Brazil: 1,188,631
Russia: 623,043
India: 526,183
Britain: 308,336
Peru: 264,689
Chile: 254,416
Spain: 247,086
Italy: 239,410
Iran: 212,501
The U.S. recorded a one-day total of 37,720 new confirmed cases, the highest level since late April, when the number peaked at 36,400, according to a database kept by Johns Hopkins University. Total cases reached to 2,500,065
The total number of COVID19 cases in Brazil has reached 1,188,631 in the past 24 hours as 42,725 new cases were registered, its health ministry said Wednesday.
The death toll stands at 53,830, with 649,908 recoveries.
India recorded highest single daily spike of 18,922 COVID19 cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide tally to 525,105 infections and 14,894 fatalities, said its health ministry.The country's daily nucleic acid testing capacity has topped 200,00
Russia reports 7,113 new coronavirus cases on Thursday, raising national tally to 623,994. Another 92 people died overnight, bringing death toll to 8,605.
WHO SAID AstraZeneca’s Covid-19 vaccine IS the world’s leading and most advanced
AstraZeneca’s experimental Covid-19 vaccine is probably the world’s leading candidate and most advanced in terms of development, the World Health Organization’s (WHO) chief scientist said on Friday.
COVID-19 vaccine candidate is probably the world's leading candidate and most advanced in terms of development, the World Health Organization's chief scientist said on Friday.
Soumya Swaminathan said that Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine candidate was also "not far behind Astrazeneca's among more than 200 candidates 15 of which have entered clinical trials.
The WHO is in talks with multiple Chinese manufacturers including Sinovac on potential vaccines, she said.
We do know that Moderna’s vaccine is also going to go into phase three clinical trials, probably from the middle of July, and so that vaccine candidate is not far behind, she said.
But I think AstraZeneca certainly has a more global scope at the moment in terms of where they are doing and planning their vaccine trials.”
The WHO is in talks with multiple Chinese manufacturers, including Sinovac, on potential vaccines, as well as with Indian researchers, Swaminathan said.
She called for drugmakers to consider collaborating on Covid-19 vaccine trials, similar to the WHO’s ongoing Solidarity trial for drugs.
A WHO led coalition fighting the pandemic on Friday asked government and private sector donors to help raise $31.3 billion in the next 12 months to develop and deliver tests, treatments and vaccines for the disease.
Lightning strikes killed at least 117 people in Indian state bihar
Lightning strikes killed at least 117 people in India's eastern Bihar state and in the northern state of Uttar Pradesh, according to local authorities
In the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, 24 people died due to lightning in the past 24 hours, according to senior Uttar Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority official Aditi Umrao.
In the neighboring Indian state of Bihar, at least 83 people were killed in lightning strikes on Thursday, according to the state government.In total, at least 107 people have died from lightning strikes in the two states.
Bihar's Disaster Management Department said the Gopalganj district saw the highest death toll, with 13 people killed. The rest of the deaths were recorded in 22 separate areas across the state.
All the deaths in Bihar were recorded Thursday. Compensation of $5,300 will be given to the families who have lost loved ones, said Sandeep Kumar, an official at Bihar's Disaster Management Department
