Coronavirus pandemic worsening globally – WHO

Although the coronavirus outbreak in Europe is improving, “globally it is worsening”, says World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

At a coronavirus briefing earlier today, he told reporters that more than 100,000 cases had been reported in nine of the past 10 days, and that 75% of yesterday’s cases came from just 10 countries – most of them in the Americas and South Asia.

But despite striking a sombre tone, Dr Tedros said the WHO was encouraged by “positive signs” in several countries.

“In these countries, the biggest threat now is complacency,” he added. “Results from studies to see how much of the population has been exposed to the virus show that most people globally are still susceptible to infection.”