WHO says the world is in a 'new and dangerous phase' of COVID-19

The World Health Organization (WHO) warns the world is in a "new and dangerous phase" of the COVID-19 pandemic when the epidemic is still spreading rapidly, and everyone is tired of the blockade. .

The medical staff registered the names of people who came for the COVID-19 test in Miami (USA) in May 2020 - Photo: AP

According to AFP, WHO issued a warning message at the time Italian scientists released scientific information that the new strain corona virus appeared in Italy from December 2016, months before the cases. The country's first has been identified and is roughly equivalent to the time when the first cases were detected in China.

The COVID-19 epidemic has so far killed more than 454,000 people, infecting about 8.4 million people globally. The epidemic is currently flaring up in the Americas and parts of Asia while Europe has begun to relax restrictions.

Although the measures to block and prevent the epidemic from spreading have caused serious economic damage, but WHO believes that the COVID-19 pandemic is still a very big risk.

"The world is in a new and dangerous phase. Many people are fed up with staying at home ... but the virus is still spreading fast," said Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general at the meeting. online newspaper June 19.

Notwithstanding many trials, but the fastest it will take many months before a vaccine becomes available. Meanwhile, scientists are continuing to learn more about the pathogen, its symptoms, and the extent to which it can spread before being discovered.

After the WHO warnings about the deterioration of the COVID-19 epidemic, the world financial markets on June 19 had mixed reactions. Some places hope business activities can reopen to normal soon, while others worry when WHO warns of new outbreaks.

According to AFP news agency, stocks in Europe and Asia have closed on June 19 with higher indices.

In the US, at first, Wall Street seemed to be heading to another positive session on the same day. But by the middle of the day the positive trend reversed after Apple announced it had to close some of its stores that had just reopened due to increased cases.

Apple's announcement made all three major US stock indexes turn red, although the Nasdaq then rallied a little more before closing time.

Although COVID-19 cases plummeted in the Northeast and parts of the Midwest, states such as Florida, Nevada and Arizona have all recorded record numbers in recent days.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/who-noi-the-gioi-dang-trong-giai-doan-moi-va-nguy-hiem-cua-covid-19-20200620054213504.htm