'We are at war with a virus that threatens to tear us apart,' the WHO director-general told world leaders today — warning that millions of people could die if governments don't take aggressive action against the coronavirus.
"Fight like your lives depend on it – because they do," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday. He praised social distancing and other efforts to stop the coronavirus — but added that alone, they're not enough. Here, the Magic Bag theater uses its marquee to support the COVID-19 fight in Ferndale, Mich., on March 26."Fight like your lives depend on it – because they do," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Thursday.
In the U.S., thousands of National Guard members are bolstering vital support systems, such as helping to. An increasing share of the world's population is under orders to stay at home; many schools and businesses are being told to shut down. He noted that while it took weeks for the first 100,000 cases to accrue, the most recent 100,000 cases were reported over the course of just two days.Tedros said
The pandemic is doing damage to the world's social, political and economic systems that will only be revealed with time, Tedros said."First, fight. Fight hard. Fight like hell," Tedros said."Fight like your lives depend on it – because they do.""Many of your countries have imposed drastic social and economic restrictions, shutting schools and businesses, and asking people to stay at home."We must do more.
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