The coronavirus pandemic will get “worse and worse” if governments fail to take more decisive action, the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned.
Director general Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said “too many countries [were] headed in the wrong direction”. Cases were rising where proven measures were not adopted or followed, he added.
At a briefing in Geneva on Monday, Dr. Tedros said “mixed messages from leaders” were undermining public trust in attempts to bring the pandemic under control.
“The virus remains public enemy number one, but the actions of many governments and people do not reflect this,” he said.
Dr Tedros said measures such as social distancing, hand washing, and wearing masks inappropriate situations needed to be taken seriously, warning that there would be “no return to the old normal for the foreseeable future”.
Source: BBC.com
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