WHO URGES GOVERMENTS TO INVEST IN PUBLIC HEALTH.
WHO urges governments to invest in public health as the number of reported COVID-19 cases increase. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus warns that the current pandemic is not the last and the world must be prepared for future ones.
According to data available on WHO’s website, 27.19 million coronavirus cases were reported worldwide since December 2019.
Director-General also credited Italy for making hard decisions that saved lives, praised Mongolia for taking prompt measures by activating its state emergency committee in January preventing any fatalities and highlighted Mauritius for taking quick and decisive action early on in the pandemic.
