The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, said that the Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom, said that the Coronavirus pandemic is accelerating and that it had not reached its peak yet.

The WHO chief said that while there has been progress in reducing deaths, many countries have implemented targeted actions toward the most vulnerable groups.

Tedros Adhanom “While the number of deaths appears to have levelled off globally, in reality some countries have made significant progress in reducing the number of deaths, while in other countries deaths are still on the rise,” Adhanom said.

The outbreak is accelerating and we have clearly not reached the peak of the pandemic. He said that the coronavirus is continuing to gain pace globally.

Coronavirus“In April and May, we were dealing with 100,000 cases a day,” said Dr Michael Ryan. “Today we're dealing with 200,000 a day.” 

“We've only really experienced this rapid increase in cases over the last five to six weeks,” Ryan said. “So I don't think it should be a surprise if the deaths start to rise again.”