GENEVA: The COVID-19 infection spreading around the world can be contained and controlled, the World Health Organization said on Thursday , but only with a concerted response by all governments.
"I also agree that the situation could be worse than what we have now, and it could be at pandemic level. But what at the same time we are saying is there are countries that with this situation that have shown that it can be contained so we should not give up. "We are calling on every country to act with speed, scale and clear-minded determination," Tedros said.
In Iran, 107 people have died and 3,513 have been infected with coronavirus in Iran, Health Ministry spokesman Kianush Jahanpur announced on state TV on Thursday.Dr Mike Ryan, the WHO's top emergencies expert, noting that a WHO team of experts arrived in Iran on Monday, told reporters on Thursday:"I think what is happening now in Iran is good. They are beginning to really identify what is the depth of this problem in order to address this problem.