The World Health Organization said yesterday that some countries are witnessing "slight increases" in cases of coronavirus infection after loosening the isolation restrictions, adding that people should continue to protect themselves from the virus, while the administration of US President Donald Trump called on pharmaceutical companies to develop a test Distinguish between infection with the SARS-Covid-2 virus, which is one of the coronaviruses that causes Covid-19 disease and seasonal flu.
In detail, WHO spokeswoman Margaret Harris said that the epicenter is currently centered in Central, South and North America, especially the United States.
She added in a press statement at the United Nations headquarters in Geneva: “With regard to minor upward trends (for injuries), yes we see this in countries all over the world, and I am not talking here about Europe in particular, when reducing measures of general isolation and easing measures of social separation "Sometimes people explain this as it is over."
"It is not over, and it won't end until the moment the virus is not found anywhere in the world."
Referring to protests in the United States over the killing of George Floyd 10 days ago, Harris called on the protesters to take the necessary precautions. She said: “We have definitely seen many emotions this week, and we have seen people feel the need to go out and express their feelings. We ask them to remember the necessity of protecting themselves and others. ”
Harris said that the World Health Organization advises people to distance them from at least one meter, wash hands frequently, and avoid touching the mouth, nose and eyes to avoid injury.
Yesterday, the World Health Organization published an update of its guidelines, including a recommendation for governments to require people to wear face masks made of fabric in public places to help reduce the spread of the Covid-19 epidemic.
The organization stressed in the new directives supported by the results of studies conducted in recent weeks that face masks are only one of a group of tools that reduce the risk of spreading the virus.
"The masks alone will not protect you from Covid-19," said the organization's director general, Tedros Adhanum Gebresos, in a press briefing.
"We advise governments to encourage people to wear masks," WHO expert Maria Van Kerkov said in an interview with Reuters. Specifically, we mean cloth masks, that is, non-medical masks. ”
"We have found new research results," she added. We now have evidence that if this is properly implemented, they (gags) can act as a barrier to spray that may carry the infection. ”
The WHO had previously said that there was no evidence to support or refute the healthy use of masks, and it was always recommended that they be used only for infected persons and their caregivers.
This comes at a time when the Trump administration called on pharmaceutical companies to develop a test that distinguishes between SARS-Covid-2 infection and seasonal flu, as Bloomberg News indicated that this requirement is part of a series of changes that were discussed, yesterday, in the authority. Consultant for advanced research and development in the field of biomedicine.
It is noteworthy that this body is affiliated with the US Department of Health and Human Services, helps in developing countermeasures to tackle new diseases, and documents the importance of areas where you want to conduct research.
According to the commission, the presence of a way to distinguish between a newly infected coronavirus and a seasonal flu person is important, as doctors and epidemiologists expect the emergence of a second wave of new coronavirus infection in the coming fall and winter, as seasonal flu is also spreading.
For his part, the director of the American Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Redfield, said in a speech before a committee of "Congress", the day before yesterday, that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in the United States is using the emergency authority granted to them to test a method of analysis identifying each of "Covid- 19 »Seasonal Influenza, adding that the Emergency Use Authority will allow this test soon.
The US Food and Drug Administration has used the emergency use authority to allow testing of a respiratory virus test, which includes both influenza and "Covid-19" developed by BioMero.
At the same time, the advisory body for advanced research and development in the field of biomedicine indicated that it is no longer interested in research on anti-viral drugs, which can be used to protect people from infection with the emerging coronavirus or after exposure to the SARS-Covid-2 virus.
Trump told a press conference yesterday that the United States has conducted more than 20 million tests to diagnose suspected people with the Corona virus, again accusing China of causing a global "Corona" outbreak, saying: "Why did the virus not go to Beijing and went to Europe and America?"
The President added that there is a very significant progress that has been made regarding the emerging corona virus vaccines, and we will work to reopen the American economy after the closure process due to the response to the spread of the epidemic of the Corona virus.
The World Health Organization advises people to be at least one meter apart.