People with stay-at-home orders are understandably frustrated by weeks of confinement, but COVID-19 will be around for a long time and one of the greatest dangers is complacency, World Health Organization (WHO) chief warned Wednesday.<\/p>\n
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus’ comments came during a video press conference from WHO headquarters where he noted the coronavirus in Western Europe appears to be stable or declining.<\/p>\n
In Africa, Central and South America and Eastern Europe where numbers are low, there are worrying upward trends, said Tedros.<\/p>\n
He said most countries are in the early stages of COVID-19 but some that were affected early are now seeing resurgence in cases.<\/p>\n
“Make no mistake: we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time,” said Tedros. “There’s no question that stay-at-home orders and other physical distancing measures have successfully suppressed transmission in many countries. But this virus remains extremely dangerous.”<\/p>\n
He said early evidence suggests most of the world’s population remains susceptible.<\/p>\n
“That means epidemics can easily re-ignite,” said Tedros.<\/p>\n
Executive Director of the WHO’s Health Emergencies Program Mike Ryan said there has to be “two-way communication and there is no confusion in the communication” from authorities in getting their message across.<\/p>\n
Tedros responded to calls by some American politicians for his resignation after U.S. President Donald Trump accused him of being China-centric and ordered Washington stop funding the WHO.<\/p>\n
He indicated he would not resign without directly answering.<\/p>\n
“I hope that the freezing of the funding will be reconsidered and that the U.S. will once again support WHO,” said Tedros. “Our responsibility is saving lives, and I will focus on changing this organization for good, but not only that, especially now focusing on the pandemic and saving lives. That’s my focus.\u201d<\/p>\n
More than 2.62 million cases have been reported worldwide as deaths have surpassed the 182,000 mark, according to data compiled by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University. Nearly 707,000 patients have recovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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