World can take pandemic under control within months: WHO chief
Health
- 20 April, 2021
- 04:35
The world has the means to bring the global Covid-19 pandemic under control in the coming months, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday, urging a fair and equitable sharing of global resources.
"We have the tools to bring this pandemic under control in a matter of months, if we apply them consistently and equitably," the head of WHO, , said.
However, he also expressed concern over the "alarming rate" at which Covid-19 is spreading in those aged 25-59 worldwide, possibly due to much more contagious variants.
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