Test every suspected case of Covid-19, says WHO

WHO chief urges people not to dismiss pandemic as something that only affects the elderly. FMTNews WHO

Healthcare providers operate a drive-through testing station for patients in Virginia Beach on March 16.

“In the past week, we have seen a rapid escalation of cases of Covid-19,” he said, as the global death toll in the pandemic soared past 7,000. The worst affected countries in terms of fatalities are mainland China, with more than 3,200 deaths, Italy with more than 2,000 deaths, over 853 in Iran and over 300 in Spain.

“But on their own, they are not enough to extinguish this pandemic,” Tedros warned, stressing the need to break the chains of transmission.

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