Health officials in South Korea reported a total of 433 new coronavirus cases on Saturday — less than 24 hours after the sum stood at 156.
Iranian voters wear masks while waiting to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections Friday, on the outskirts of Tehran. Iranian health officials have reported at least five deaths linked with the novel coronavirus recently, adding jitters to a vote that suffered from relatively low turnout.Iranian voters wear masks while waiting to cast their ballots in parliamentary elections Friday, on the outskirts of Tehran.
"Our biggest concern continues to be the potential for COVID-19 to spread in countries with weak health systems," he said. "We know a little bit more about this virus and the disease it causes. We know that more than 80% of patients have mild disease and will recover, but the other 20% of patients have severe or critical disease, ranging from shortness of breath to septic shock and multi-organ failure," said Tedros.
"These patients require intensive care, using equipment such as respiratory support machines that are, as you know, in short supply in many African countries."
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