The World Health Organization (WHO) has dashed hopes that the coronavirus will simply go away during the summer. He urged the world to prepare for “a great wave” of infections.
WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris told reporters via conference call that, contrary to some expectations, the coronavirus will not decrease during warmer seasons like the flu would.
People are still thinking about the seasons. What we all need to understand is that this is a new virus and … it behaves differently.
Harris warned that there will be “A great wave” of coronavirus infections that “Go up and down a little” instead of several different waves one after another. “The best thing is to flatten it and turn it into something that licks your feet” she said.
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Many European countries have been gradually lifting or relaxing their quarantine restrictions since May. Because there is no vaccine yet, governments are calibrating their Covid-19 response as they prepare for a second potential wave of infection.
Asian countries such as China and South Korea, as well as several US states, were forced to re-impose some of the blocking measures after infection rates rose again and new hot spots of coronavirus were discovered. .
Harris reiterated the call to curb the spread of the virus by avoiding mass gatherings. This has proven challenging in recent months due to recurring protests against racism and large-scale police brutality in several western countries.
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In some demonstrations, protesters wore masks and tried to keep separate from each other. But in many cases, people openly mocked quarantine rules and even attended the protests despite calls by politicians and health experts to stay home.
Almost 14.5 million have been infected with the coronavirus worldwide since the outbreak began, and more than 654,000 people have died, according to Johns Hopkins University.
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