According to the World Health Organization, Europe is the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic. Numbers already surpass those of China.
This Friday (13), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the World Health Organization (WHO). He stated that at that moment Europe became the new epicenter of the new coronavirus pandemic. Noting that the numbers of confirmed cases on the European continent are already higher than those in China.
According to the director general, it is not possible to say when the pandemic will reach its peak. More than 5,000 people have died from the virus. Tedros' recommendation is for the sick to stay at home and for healthy people to cancel unnecessary travel and large social events. “Follow the recommendations of your local or national health authority.” he said.
The Secretary General recalled that each country is free to decide its own measures to contain the pandemic in view of the specific needs of its population.
Michael Ryan, the executive director of the UN, said during the press conference that since cases of coronavirus turned into a pandemic, each individual person has become responsible for curbing transmissions. “Every member of society knows what to do, every member of society is informed.” said the UN director.
situation in Brazil
The Ministry of Health announced last Thursday (12), that Brazil already has 77 confirmed cases of infection with Covid-19, the new coronavirus.
G7 leaders hold video conference
Next Monday, the 16th, the group of the seven most industrialized countries in the world (G7) will hold a meeting via videoconference.
Who proposed the meeting was the president of France, Emmanuel Macron, and it was unanimously accepted. The leader of Paris called this Friday both the President of the United States, Donald Trump, currently in charge of the group, as well as all the other leaders of Germany, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy and Japan.
Until now, different international leaders have been the target of criticism for their conduct in the midst of the global crisis. Among them, President Donald Trump and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, have been one of the targets. According to Zhong Nanshan, a Chinese epidemiologist, if there are no coordinated actions and international mobilization, the pandemic could extend well beyond June.
