ZURICH/GENEVA: The Americas are bearing the brunt of the global coronavirus pandemic at present, the World Health Organization said on Friday , with North and South America currently having four of the 10 worst hit countries in the world.
Brazil is the second worst hit country in the world, with more than 800,000 cases and 41,000 deaths, according to a Reuters tally. Still, he acknowledged the pressures on countries to get back to normal especially to reduce the economic damage the crisis has wrought. WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Gheybreyesus said that vigilance was required worldwide against the"very dangerous virus" even in regions where it appeared to be on the wane.
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