UNITED NATIONS, Oct 24 (APP):With the autumn and winter surge of coronavirus cases now underway, the World Health Organization (WHO) has called on countries around the world to take “immediate action” to limit the spread of the deadly disease. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news conference in Geneva on Friday that the world was at a crucial phase in the pandemic, especially the Northern Hemisphere, while some countries were facing the prospect of their health services being overwhelmed. “The next few months are going to be very tough and some countries are on a dangerous track,” he said. “We urge leaders to take immediate action, to prevent further unnecessary deaths, essential health services from collapsing and schools shutting again. As I said it in February and I’m repeating it today: This is not a drill.” Tedros said it was worrying that several countries were now seeing an “exponential increase” in infections. “Too many countries are seeing an exponential increase in COVID-19 cases and that is now leading to hospitals and intensive care units running close or above capacity and we’re still only in October.” He added that countries could take certain steps to avoid mandatory lockdowns such as … Continue reading WHO calls for immediate action amid ‘exponential increase’ in coronavirus cases