“Over the past week, we have seen a rapid increase in cases of COVID-19. At the moment, it is known that there are more infections and deaths in the rest of the world than in China, ”he said during a press conference.
The head of WHO emphasized that coronavirus infection is a serious disease, the consequences of which also killed young people and children.
"People infected with COVID-19 can infect others after they no longer feel unwell, so measures (precautions. - RT ) must be followed two more weeks after the symptoms disappear," said Gebreyesus.
Earlier, the European Commission announced the inadvisability of closing borders within the European Union because of the coronavirus, since the virus is already present in all states of the community.
On March 11, WHO announced an outbreak of the new coronavirus pandemic.
It was later recognized there that Europe had become the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.