Reuters: WHO warns of 'accelerating' pandemic, expects Olympics decision soon
GENEVA/LONDON (Reuters) - The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday, with more than 300,000 cases now recorded and infections reported from nearly every country.
Dr. Mike Ryan, the WHO’s top emergencies expert, said it had advised Olympic and Japanese officials about public health risks and expected a decision “very soon” on the Tokyo 2020 Games, scheduled to open in July, amid growing calls for postponement.
While it took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases of the disease caused by the coronavirus, it took only 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, said.
“We’re not helpless bystanders. We can change the trajectory of this pandemic,” Tedros told an online briefing for more than 300 journalists.
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WNU Editor: This disease is now starting to spread into India/Pakistan/Indonesia/Middle East/Africa, and the Americas. The current death toll is over 16,571, and 381,000 are infected as of right now. I expect these numbers will be doubling by the beginning of next week (if not sooner).
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