The Director-General of the World Health Organization, WHO, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has confirmed that the Coronavirus, COVID-19 pandemic has taken more than one million lives since its outbreak which started from Wuhan, China.
According to the Director-General, the Coronavirus outbreak is a difficult moment for the whole world, but there are also glimmers of hope that gives encouragement for the weeks and months ahead.
He revealed that just nine months from when the virus was first identified, some of the best scientists in the world have collectively developed tests to diagnose cases to reduce mortality in the most severe cases of the virus, and produced a vaccine that is now in final Phase 3 trials.
Tedros further stated that the virus can be effectively contained through the application of tried and tested public health measures.
However, he said the four essential steps that all countries, communities and individuals need to take control of the epidemic include the prevention amplifying events, protection of vulnerable groups, including older people, those with underlying conditions and essential workers.
The other steps are individual must take the measures they know work to protect themselves and others while governments must take tailored actions to find, isolate, test and care for cases, and trace and quarantine contacts.
It was gathered that the United States of America has accounted for over 20 per cent of the global COVID-19 fatalities with over 205,000 deaths while Brazil has the second-most fatalities, with more than 142,000 deaths as of Monday, September 28, 2020.
According to data compiled by the Center for Systems Science and Engineering at Johns Hopkins University, over 33.2 million people across the globe have been diagnosed with COVID-19.
