Considering that the majority of the world’s population is affected by the Covid-19 infection, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus affirmed that most countries are in the early stages of dealing with the emerging coronavirus.

“Make no mistake: we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time.
Gebraeus warned of the danger of misplaced complacency with current measures and that it could lead to complacency in the war against the virus.

“The greatest risk we face today is complacency” in the face of a global pandemic, he added, noting that “early elements show that the majority of the world’s population is still vulnerable to the emerging coronavirus.”

The director of the World Health Organization pointed out that the hasty lifting of restrictive measures could lead to a resurgence of the epidemic.

He said, “Although the epidemic appears to be at its peak or waning in Western Europe, it is still in its early stages in many countries.”

“Some countries affected by the epidemic are now seeing a new rise in the number of victims and we must not make this mistake because the road ahead is still long and the virus will be with us,” he pointed out. long time.”

Stay-at-home and social distancing measures have helped slow the spread of the epidemic and have succeeded in reducing the number of infected in many countries, but the virus remains deadly.

On Tuesday, the United Nations warned against rushing to lift restrictions, calling for adaptation to the pandemic until a vaccine is found and the need to change lifestyles to allow society to work together to fight the emerging virus.

The organization also recommended that public quarantine measures imposed to contain the outbreak be phased in, warning that easing restrictions prematurely could lead to a resurgence of infections.

In addition, the new coronavirus has killed at least 187,330 people worldwide since it emerged in China in December as of Thursday evening.

More than 2,682,225 infections have been officially diagnosed in 193 countries and territories since the pandemic began. This figure represents only a fraction of the actual number of injured, as in many countries tests to detect injuries are limited to cases requiring hospital treatment. Of those injured, at least 732,647 have recovered.

The countries with the highest number of deaths in 24 hours were the US (1105), the UK (759) and France (544).

The United States, which recorded its first death at the end of February, is the country hardest hit by the pandemic, in terms of number of deaths or injuries, and the death toll on its soil has reached 45,950 cases out of 835,316 injuries. Officials have reported that at least 76,070 people have been rescued.