The World Health Organisation has warned the coronavirus situation is deteriorating worldwide, after a surge in Latin American countries saw the highest single day spike in cases so far.
Despite improvements in Europe, where countries are opening up again in time for summer, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual news conference in Geneva that most people globally are still prone to infection.
"The biggest threat is now complacency … More than six months into this pandemic, this is not the time for any country to take its foot off the pedal," Tedros said.
"Although the situation in Europe is improving, globally it is
worsening.”
Widespread protests against racism in the United States and European have led to fears of a second virus wave, with the WHO urging demonstrators to keep the pandemic in mind.
"WHO fully supports equality and the global movement against racism. We reject discrimination of all kinds,” Tedros said. "We encourage all those protesting around the world to do so safely.”
Figures from the Johns Hopkins University show more than 7 million people around the world have been infected by coronavirus. Of those more than 402,000 have died.
The United States is the worse-affected, with almost 2 million cases, followed by Brazil, Russia, the United Kingdom and India.
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