Tedros Adhanom
"I need to be blunt: The world is on the brink of a catastrophic moral failure," Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said Monday.
Tedros said he will self-quarantine in “coming days, in line with WHO protocols, and work from home.”
The director of the World Health Organization urged people to practice “the basics of public health" to stop outbreaks of COVID-19.
The number of newly confirmed coronavirus cases across the country per day has reached more than 26,000, according to a new analysis of data.
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World Health Organization epidemiologist Maria Van Kerkhove told reporters on Wednesday that the virus will spread rapidly if lockdown measures are lifted too quickly.
"If we care about our citizens, please work across party lines," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said without naming President Donald Trump.
About 81,000 people around the globe have been sickened by the coronavirus that kept finding new targets.
China had reportedly ignored offers of help from the World Health Organization and the CDC until recently.
The 3,700 people on board the Diamond Princess face a two-week quarantine in their cabins.
The singer called for “collective human action" to provide support for those suffering.