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Coronavirus, WHO: “The worst is to come”. A team in China to investigate the origins of the virus

After the alarm launched last Friday on a possible recovery of the coronavirus pandemic in the autumn, the WHO also today makes negative predictions. “The worst is yet to come – said WHO director general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, in the usual Covid-19 briefing – I’m sorry to say but with this environment and in these conditions, we fear the worst. A divided world helps the virus to spread. ” Ghebreyesus then announced that the WHO will send a team of researchers to China next week to investigate the origins of the coronavirus.

“From the beginning – continued Ghebreyesus – we said to quarantine the politicization of the pandemic and to remain united because the virus is fast and kills and can exploit the divisions between us. Our message does not concern any country in particular but it affects the whole world, “reiterated the director. “The virus still has a lot of freedom of movement – he continued – the crucial question that all countries will face in the coming months is how to live with this virus: this is the new normal”.

“Tomorrow is six months since WHO received the first reports of a group of pneumonia cases from unknown cause in China. The six-month anniversary of the epidemic coincides with the achievement of 10 million cases of Covid-19 and 500,000 dead. It is time for all of us to reflect on the progress we have made and the lessons we have learned, and to recommend ourselves to do everything possible to save lives – added the director – Six months ago, none of us he could have imagined how our world – and our lives – would be thrown into turmoil by this new virus. The Covid-19 pandemic highlighted the best and worst of humanity. We have witnessed acts all over the world moving of resilience, inventiveness, solidarity and kindness. But we have also seen signs of stigma, disinformation and politicization of the pandemic, “he said.


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