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‘The pandemic is accelerating’: WHO suggests more aggressive measures be taken to stop COVID-19

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WHO announced the pandemic is "accelerating," as cases reach over 300,000 worldwide. GENEVA (AP) - The World Health Organization tweeted on Monday about the urgent need for more aggressive tactics to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.

The head of the World Health Organization said the COVID-19 outbreak is accelerating, but insisted that "we can change the trajectory of this pandemic." In a series of tweets by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, he noted that COVID-19 has now been reported in nearly every country in the world.

He said it  took 67 days from the first reported case to reach the first 100,000 cases, 11 days for the second 100,000 cases, and just four days for the third 100,000 cases.

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