'Coronavirus will be with us for a long time'

The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has confirmed that Coronavirus will be around

for a long time because most countries are still in the early stages of coping with the deadly illness.

Mr. Tedros said during a virtual press conference on Wednesday night April 22: 'Most

countries are still in the early stages of their epidemics and some are still were affected e

arly in the pandemic a revival

of cases is starting to emerge.

'No mistake: We've got

a long way to go.

For a long time, the

virus will be with us.

He noted progress has been made in Western Europe but said early epidemics

in parts of Africa and Central and South America had 'worrying upward trends.'

Dr. Mike Ryan, leading emergency expert

at the WHO, cautioned against opening

global travel too quickly, saying it would require 'careful risk management'.

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