World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warned here on Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic accelerates fast but decelerates much more slowly.
“In other words, the way down is much slower than the way up,” he told a press briefing.
“Decisions on lifting or imposing restrictions must be based first and foremost on protecting human health and guided by what is known about the virus,” World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday. “While COVID-19 accelerates very fast, it decelerates more slowly; control measures must be lifted slowly.”
Tedros further announced that the WHO will be publishing updated strategic advice on Tuesday with 6 criteria for countries considering lifting control measures.
