Coronavirus cases will cross one million in upcoming days informs WHO

News Bharati    02-Apr-2020 10:44:45 AM
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Geneva, April 2: World Health Organisation Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that in the upcoming days, the coronavirus confirmed cases will reach one million and 50,000 deaths due to the rapid escalation and global spread' of the epidemic, which has now reached 205 countries and territories.
 
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WHO chief Ghebreyesus Urged the citizens across the world to unite to combat against the COVID-19. "As we enter the fourth month since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, I am deeply concerned about the rapid escalation and global spread of infection," he told in a virtual news conference, he said
 
 
"Over the past five weeks, we have witnessed a near exponential growth in the number of new cases, reaching almost every country. "The number of deaths has more than doubled in the past week. In the next few days we will reach one million confirmed cases and 50,000 deaths," added the WHO chief.
 
The world knew almost nothing about the virus three months ago, when reports of a novel coronavirus first started surfacing in Wuhan, China. Tedros emphasized how much scientists still don’t know about the virus, saying this is the world’s first pandemic caused by a coronavirus “and whose behavior is not known.” Scientists have traced the coronavirus back to bat DNA, saying it likely jumped from there to a pangolin before jumping to humans.
 
"Many countries, developing countries cannot support their societies especially during lockdowns, especially those community members who work for their daily bread. That is why we call on the international community to have debt relief to support those countries, " he said.
 
While WHO Chief urged governments to implement social welfare measures to safeguard poor people from going hungry during the crisis. He also sought debt relief for poor nations. "We are proposing an expedited process to support countries so their economies are not getting into crisis, (and) their communities are not getting into crisis," he said.
 
According to WHO the coronavirus has infected more than 935,000 people and has killed over 47,000, globally. The US has recorded the highest numbers of cases worldwide at 199,092 including 4,361 deaths. Italy has a total of 110,574 positive cases including 13,155 deaths, the highest fatalities globally. Spain followed Italy with 102,136 cases and 9,053 deaths.