The coronavirus pandemic is in a 'new and dangerous phase,' the World Health Organisation said today, as the virus continues to accelerate while lockdowns are eased. 'The world is in a new and dangerous phase,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing in Geneva. The world is in a new and dangerous phase,' Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from WHO headquarters in Geneva. 'At the same time (governments need) to track and quarantine contacts - contact tracing is an essential element of this strategy. Dr Kluge warned that 'alarm bells' should be ringing for Europe, as covid-19 is still in an 'active phase' in many countries.

Source: Daily Mail June 19, 2020 16:14 UTC