Good morning, good afternoon, good evening.The pandemic is accelerating.More than 150 thousand new cases of COVID-19 were reported to WHO yesterday – the most in a single day so far.Almost half of those cases were reported from the Americas, with large numbers also being reported from South Asia and the Middle East.The world is in a new and dangerous phase.
Many people are understandably fed up with being at home. Countries are understandably eager to open up their societies and economies.But the virus is still spreading fast, it’s still deadly, and most people are still susceptible.We call on all countries and all people to exercise extreme vigilance.Continue maintaining your distance from others.