The head of the world health organization (who), Tedros Aden Gebreyesus said that the situation with the spread of the coronavirus in the world there are glimmers of hope. About it reports a press-service of the organization, reports TASS.
According to Gebreyesus, many people are grieving because of the pandemic, and believe that it is a difficult moment for all the inhabitants of the Earth. “But I want to clarify: there are green shoots of hope, and no matter where the country, region, city, or village is never too late to reverse the outbreak COVID-19,” he reassured him.
The positive outcome of the situation is possible, despite the imminent overcoming of the coronavirus the next round of pokazatelej morbidity and mortality. Thus, according to the expert, this week the number of cases of infections could reach 20 million, and the dead — 750 thousand.
Earlier, the Director General of the organization called the example of the fight against coronavirus. “Some countries in the Mekong region, as well as New Zealand, Rwanda and many island States in the Caribbean sea and the Pacific ocean were able to suppress the virus at an early stage of spreading,” he said.
According to 11 August, there are more than 19.9 infected with the coronavirus, including more than 732 thousand died, and another 12.1 million recovered. Most infected are in the US, Brazil, India, Russia and South Africa.