WHO: “We need to keep the spread of the virus under control”
Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the European Union, whose coun-tries, in particular Italy, followed by Spain and France, have become the main foci of the spread of coronavirus infection on the continent, more than one hundred three and a half thousand people have died. However, over the past 14 days, the number of deaths in European countries has decreased by several times - from 5,181 registered in April 4 to 2,683 two weeks later. The number of cases decreases. The authorities of European countries, evaluating the statistics with cautious opti-mism, nevertheless, emphasize that there will not be a quick return to their previous lives. At the World Health Organization shares these estimates. - Reducing the number of infected people at the moment will not mean the end of the epidemic, as before, great efforts will be required from both individuals and the nation as a whole, both from the authorities and from doctors. The main priority now is to keep the spread of the virus under control,” said WHO Director-General Tedros Adan Gebreisus. Germany and Austria are the first to begin the gradual lifting of quarantine measures in the EU. Institutions for small children open in Norway, and hairdressers in Den-mark. France and Great Britain remain in quarantine. Although in Paris they say that the country should gradually open from May 11th, until the authorities submitted a cor-responding roadmap. In the UK, isolation will continue for several more weeks.
Neda BERGHER, ORIENT correspondent in Austria
