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The new coronavirus could “never disappear” and become a disease with which humanity will have to learn to live, the World Health Organization, cited by AFP, warned. The death toll in the world is already close to 300,000, the agency said.
As several countries gradually lift the restrictions imposed in an effort to stem the spread of the pandemic that started in China in December, the WHO sent a worrying message today. “We have a new virus that first entered the human population, so it is very difficult to say when we can overcome it,” said Michael Ryan, director of the organization’s emergency program, at a virtual press conference in Geneva.
“This virus can become endemic in our communities, it may never go away,” said BTA.
Another troubling fact: A study shows that the coronavirus can be transmitted not only by coughing and sneezing, but also through speech. Microscopic droplets of saliva released during a conversation can remain in the air indoors for more than ten minutes, according to experiments published yesterday by the journal PNA.
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