WHO chief says it would be a 'fatal mistake' for countries to assume they won't get coronavirus. FMTNews WHO Coronavirus
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organization during a press conference.
He also said discussions were being held with organisers about the fate of the Olympic games scheduled for July in Japan. Tedros said epidemics in Iran, Italy and South Korea were at a “decisive point”: still marked by clusters of infections with some transmission in communities, but not yet by sustained community transmission.
He said US President Donald Trump was right in suggesting hygienic measures similar to those to prevent flu, such as frequent hand washing. “The most likely factor is obviously this disease came unseen and undetected into Iran, the extent of infection may be broader than we think,” he said.
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