World Health Organization, said on Monday adding that the coronavirus pandemic is 'long from over'."In January and February, the world saw six consecutive weeks of declining cases.
We have now seen seven consecutive weeks of increasing cases, and four weeks of increasing deaths. Last week was the fourth-highest number of cases in a single week so far," Tedros said during the briefing.Also Read | Why Bangladesh is flying high at 50The WHO chief noted that several countries in Asia and the Middle East have seen large increases in cases.
This is despite the fact that more than 780 million doses of vaccine have now been administered globally, he said.He again emphasied the public health measures of wearing masks, maintaining social distancing,.