Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the day had seen 150,000 new cases with half of those coming from the Americas and large numbers also from the Middle East and South Asia, the BBC reported. He said the virus was still spreading fast and the pandemic accelerating.
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus highlighted the importance of stronger health systems and the investment in health for all people.
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COVID-19 cases reported to WHO exceed 3 million worldwide
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The virus will be with us for a long time: WHO chief
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"Please quarantine politicizing COVID": WHO chief
'Now, the United States and China, all the rest of G20 and the rest of the world should come together to fight the virus,' he said, adding that 'When there are cracks at the national level and global level, that's when the virus succeeds.'