INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
KATHMANDU: The World Health Organisation (WHO), in its latest statement, has characterised COVID-19 as a pandemic.
&In the past two weeks,
the number of cases of COVID-19 outside China has increased 13-fold - the number of affected countries has tripled
There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, - 4,291 people have lost their lives,& Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director
General of the WHO said in the latest media briefing.
&Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals
In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of COVID-19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb
even higher.&
He further said, &WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming
levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction&
The WHO thus concluded that COVID-19 can be characterized as a
However, the organisation has issued a caution that the word pandemic cannot be used lightly or carelessly since it can cause unreasonable
fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering.
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