China News Service, June 20, according to Agence France-Presse, on the 19th local time, an official of the World Health Organization (WHO) said that the new coronavirus that appeared in Beijing recently was closely related to European strains.
Data map: Shenzhen scientific research team depicts the true appearance of the inactivated new corona virus for the first time. Photo courtesy of Shenzhen Third People's Hospital
According to reports, the technical director of the WHO Health Emergency Project Maria van Kokhov said on the 19th that they had obtained the gene sequence of the new coronavirus that appeared in Beijing and could conduct research. Kokhov said, "As far as we know, this virus is closely related to European strains."
Michael Ryan, the WHO’s health emergency project leader, explained that variants of the new coronavirus are spreading all over the world. He said, “many viruses that spread in New York originated in Europe”, and Japan has re-imported cases from Europe. .
According to a report by the United Nations News Network, on the 19th, WHO Director-General Tan Desai said that the new coronavirus pandemic is accelerating and the world is in a "new dangerous stage".
The picture shows the Director General of the World Health Organization Tan Desai.
He said that more than 150,000 new crown cases were reported to the World Health Organization on the 18th, which is the largest number of cases reported so far in a day. Almost half of these cases come from the Americas, and a large number come from South Asia and the Middle East.
Tan Desai said that many people are understandably tired of staying at home. It is also understandable that all countries are eager to revive their own society and economy. But this virus is still spreading rapidly, it is still fatal, and most people are still in a susceptible state. "We call on all countries and people to remain highly vigilant."