Coronavirus outbreak: WHO head urges world not to drop guard as Covid-19 pandemic still growingmore-lifestyleUpdated: Jun 09, 2020 15:20 ISTThe World Health Organization (WHO) urged countries on Monday to press on with efforts to contain the novel coronavirus, noting the pandemic was worsening globally and had not peaked in central America. Maria van Kerkhove, a WHO epidemiologist, said that a “comprehensive approach” was essential in South America. More than 7 million people have been reported infected with the coronavirus globally and over 400,000 have died. “This is far from over,” van Kerkhove said. At least half of Singapore’s newly discovered coronavirus cases show no symptoms, the co-head of the government’s virus taskforce told Reuters on Monday, reinforcing the city-state’s decision to ease lockdown restrictions very gradually.

Source: Hindustan Times June 09, 2020 09:50 UTC