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Geneva. Just a few months before the completion of three years of the corono virus epidemic, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) expressed hope that the end of this deadly epidemic is now near. He said on Wednesday that the world has never looked in a better position to end this disease. However, along with this, he urged all countries to continue their efforts to deal with this virus, which has so far killed more than 65 lakh people worldwide.
WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters on Wednesday, ‘We have never been in a better position to end the pandemic. We are not there yet, but the end is near.’ However, he added, ‘But the world needs to take steps to ‘use this opportunity’. If we don’t seize this opportunity now, we will be at risk of more variants, more deaths, more disruption and more uncertainty.
WHO Chief’s most optimistic statement regarding the Corona period
This statement by the head of the United Nations Health Agency can be considered the most optimistic statement since the virus first emerged in China at the end of 2019. Ghebreyesus, along with his remark, also informed that the latest cases reported globally last week have reached the lowest level since March 2020.
According to the WHO’s latest report on Kovid-19, the number of new cases of corona infection recorded worldwide decreased by 28 percent to 31 lakh during the week ended September 11. A week before this, it had registered a decline of 12 percent.
