The World Health Organization (WHO) announced Friday that the outbreak of the Corona virus can still be controlled, although the number of infections has more than doubled in recent weeks.
The head of the organization, Tedros Adhanum Ghebrysos, considered that the experiences of Italy, Spain, South Korea and India in combating the epidemic prove that no matter how severe the spread, it remains capable of bringing it back under control.
"In the past six weeks, injuries have more than doubled," Tedros revealed during a video conference.
Nevertheless, he added, "there are many examples from around the world that have shown that even if the outbreak is very severe, it can still be controlled again."
He continued «some of these examples are Italy, Spain, South Korea and even Daravi, a densely populated area in the city of Mumbai». .
"In all aspects of life, we were all fully tested to the extreme," Tidros said, stressing that "the fierce struggle coupled with national unity and global solidarity can turn the spread of the epidemic upside down."
The spread of the Covid-19 epidemic has resulted in the deaths of about 555,000 infected people in the world since the outbreak of the disease in China last December, according to a tally according to official sources.
So far, 12.3 million infections have been recorded in 196 countries and regions.