By AFPMore by this AuthorUnited Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has described the coronavirus pandemic, which has claimed more than 30,000 lives in Europe alone, as humanity's worst crisis since World War II. WORLD PEACEFor Mr Guterres, the extraordinary upheaval spurred by the virus presents a real danger to the relative peace the world has seen over the last few decades. It was crucial to "ensure that the economic crisis unleashed by the virus doesn't become a security crisis," he warned. Africa's biggest city Lagos was just into its second full day of lockdown on Wednesday – but with some of the world's biggest slums, home to millions who live hand-to-mouth, containment will be a challenge. Experts agree that asymptomatic patients are likely to be infectious, but it remains unknown how responsible they are for spreading the deadly virus.

Source: Daily Nation April 02, 2020 04:18 UTC