The National Health Commission of China said Sunday that the death toll from the new Coronavirus around the country has reached 1,665 by the end of Saturday, an increase of 142 cases from the previous day, and the death toll in the central Hubei Province increased to 139 on Saturday..
The number of infections throughout China in 2009 increased, with confirmed cases, on Saturday, bringing the total number of people infected with the virus to 68,500 so far..
Dr. Tadros Adhanum, Director-General of the World Health Organization, in a speech to the Security Forum in Munich, Germany, today, Saturday, that it is impossible to predict the direction that the current “Covid 19” (Corona) virus epidemic will take, although 99% of the referrals China, but it represents a state of emergency to a large extent for this country, noting that China, by its work to contain the spread of the disease at its source, seems to have bought time for the world, adding that although these steps it takes came at a greater cost to China itself, it slows the spread of the virus to the rest of the world .
Tadros continued, that there are encouraging signs of the work being done, including that the global research community has combined to identify and accelerate the most urgent research needs in the diagnosis, treatment and vaccines, as well as that the organization has been able to ship diagnostic kits as well as the supply of masks, gloves, robes and other personal protective equipment to some countries that are In desperate need of it, in addition to an international team of experts now in China working closely with its Chinese counterparts to understand the outbreak and to report on next steps in the global response .
In his speech, the Director-General of the World Health Organization expressed concerns and anxiety about the continuous increase in the number of cases in China, as well as from reports received from China yesterday about the number of health workers who were injured or died and also the lack of international funding needed to respond, in addition to the shortage in the personal protection equipment market which Endangering health workers and caregivers at risk, Tadros stressed great concern about the level of rumors and misinformation that hinder the response to the epidemic, and said that the most important of all is the potential mess that this virus can cause in countries with weak Health systems .
Tadros said that countries should invest in preparedness, not in panic, adding that the world spends billions of dollars in preparing for a terrorist attack, but relatively few are preparing for a virus attack that may be more deadly and more economically, politically and socially harmful. The WHO Director-General said that this is difficult to understand and short. Seriously consider .
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