WHO Chief “pandemic will get worse and worse”; COVID-19 count crosses 13-million-mark worldwide.
More than 13 million Coronavirus cases reported globally and WHO Chief said that there would be no returning to the old normal for the foreseeable future.
More than four months have passed since the day World Health Organization, informed the world that the global crisis is a “Coronavirus pandemic”, and yesterday it was revealed that the novel COVID-19 virus count globally has crossed the 13 million mark. More than 5.72 lakh people have succumbed to the deadly virus and it is not stopping yet.
“Coronavirus is going to get worse and worse and worse”- WHO Chief:
The Chief of the WHO (World Health Organization) on Monday, at a press briefing, warned that the COVID-19 pandemic is worsening worldwide and things won’t return to “the old normal” for the foreseeable future. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus admitted that” there will be no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future.” Tedros revealed that the ratio of virus trends world-over is going up despite some countries showing positive signs. The majority of the world is showing negative trends in containing the virus. Lockdown, partial lockdown, unlocking, etc. every country has tried various techniques, but somehow the virus is winning. Tedros depressingly cautioned that the global pandemic is going to get worse and worse and worse.
WHO Chief’s sly dig at US Prez Donald Trump:
Tedros also made a sly dig at the United States President Donald Trump, who has not put the whole country to stricter restrictions despite half of the new daily cases worldwide, are coming from America. Tedros lamented that a comprehensive strategy must be adopted worldwide, to curb the rising spread of the novel COVID-19 virus.
Donald Trump says the US has the biggest COVID-19 testing program:
President Donald Trump on Monday revealed that the United States has the biggest COVID-19 testing program in the world and said,” We have one of the lowest mortality rates anywhere.” In the US, over 137,000 people have died due to the fatal virus with more than 34 lakh coronavirus cases.
