BroadCast- The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Friday that the world has entered a "dangerous phase" of the Covid-19 pandemic, as countries begin to ease restrictions on isolation and movement.
The Director General of the organization, Tedros Adhanum Gebresos, announced during a virtual press conference: "The world has entered a new and dangerous stage. Many people are definitely tired of staying home. Countries want to reopen their societies and economies."
He added "But the virus continues to spread quickly, remains deadly, and most people are still vulnerable to it."
He pointed out that the organization counted Thursday 150,000 new infections, which is the highest number of infections in one day since the outbreak began.
Gypressus explained about half of the newly reported cases were from the Americas, also in large numbers from South Asia and the Middle East.
He stressed that measures such as social spacing, wearing masks and washing hands are still important, and he said, "We have a common duty to do everything we can to prevent."
Referred to as the newbie corona virus has left more than 8 million and 639 thousand injuries worldwide, including about 457 thousand deaths.
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