World Health Organization Warns Coronavirus ‘May Never Go Away’
While some countries and states are rushing to get back to normal, WHO is now warning that the coronavirus just may never go away.
While speaking at a briefing on Wednesday, WHO emergencies director Dr. Mike Ryan warned against trying to predict when the virus would actually disappear. He explained that even if a vaccine is found, controlling the virus would require a “massive effort”.
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Dr. Ryan told the virtual press conference from Geneva,
“It is important to put this on the table: this virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities, and this virus may never go away.” He noted that “HIV has not gone away – but we have come to terms with the virus.” Dr. Ryan then said he doesn’t believe “anyone can predict when this disease will disappear.”
Nearly 300,000 people worldwide are reported to have died from the novel coronavirus, and more than 4.3 million cases have been recorded. As BBC notes, there are currently more than 100 potential vaccines in development. However, Dr. Ryan noted that there are currently other illnesses, such as measles, that still haven’t been eliminated despite there being vaccines for them.
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