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Thursday, 28 March 2024

'We should not squander' second opportunity to stop virus -WHO

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'We should not squander' second opportunity to stop virus -WHO
'We should not squander' second opportunity to stop virus -WHO

The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that countries which have locked down their populations to prevent the spread of the coronavirus need to use the time to find and attack the virus.

"Asking people to stay at home and shutting down population movement is buying time, and reducing pressure on health systems. On their own these measures won't extinguish epidemics," said WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus.

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