In just six weeks the number of global coronavirus cases has doubled
The number of cases of coronavirus around the world has doubled in the last six weeks alone, the World Health Organisation (WHO) has said.
Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the WHO, said that the pandemic “continues to accelerate”.
Almost 16 million cases have been reported to WHO.
“In the past six weeks, the total number of cases has roughly doubled,” he told a press briefing in Geneva.
Meanwhile, 640,000 deaths linked to the virus have been reported to the global health body.
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“Almost 16 million #COVID19 cases have now been reported to WHO, and more than 640,000 deaths.
And the pandemic continues to accelerate.
In the past 6 weeks, the total number of cases has roughly doubled”-@DrTedros
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) July 27, 2020
He said: “Covid-19 has changed our world. It has brought people, communities and nations together, and driven them apart. It has shown what humans are capable of – both positively and negatively.
“We have learned an enormous amount, and we’re still learning.”
Dr Maria Van Kerkhove, the WHO’s technical lead for Covid-19, told the press briefing that “our new normal includes physical distancing from others”.
She said: “What we’re going to have to figure out, and I think what we’re all going to have to figure out together, is what our new normal looks like.
“Our new normal includes physical distancing from others, our new normal can include wearing masks where appropriate, our new normal includes us knowing where this virus is each and every day – where we live, where we work, where we want to travel.
“And that’s going to be part of how we move forward with this – finding the balance between keeping the virus transmission low and resuming normal activities.”
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