WHO chief urges Europe to ease COVID-19 containment measures with caution

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (File photo)/

Geneva [Switzerland], April 28 (ANI): The European countries must find, isolate, test and treat all cases of COVID-19 while easing their containment measures , World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Monday (local time).

“As lockdowns in Europe ease with declining numbers of new cases, we continue to urge countries to find, isolate, test and treat all cases of coronavirus and trace every contact, to ensure this declining trend continues in the continent,” the WHO chief said in a virtual press conference.

Ghebreyesus added that although there is no question that stay-at-home orders and other physical distancing measures have limited coronavirus transmission in several countries, the virus remains “extremely dangerous.”

He further said that early evidence suggests that most of the world’s population remains susceptible to the virus. “To end the COVID-19 pandemic, the world needs unity and solidarity at the national and global levels, to ensure equal access to solutions and innovations, to strengthen preparedness and health systems in countries,” Ghebreyesus later wrote on Twitter.

As of Monday, Europe has reported a total of 1,341,851 confirmed cases and 122,218 deaths, according to WHO. Meanwhile, the global confirmed COVID-19 cases stand at 2,878,196 with 198,668 fatalities. (ANI)

Spain registers 331 more deaths, toll rises to 23,251

Madrid [Spain], April 27 (ANI): Spain has recorded 331 more death s linked to the coronavirus in the last 24 hours taking the COVID-19 toll in the country to 23,251, said the Health Ministry on Monday.

The number of death s in the last 24 hours has slightly increased from the previous day. On Sunday, the country’s Health Ministry had reported 288 death s in 24 hours.

The country’s number of COVID-19 cases has also increased by 1,831 to 2,09,465 during the same period of time. The number of recoveries has surpassed 100,000. Over 85,000 cases remain active. (ANI) 

UK records lowest daily increase in COVID-19 deaths since March 31.

UK records lowest daily increase in COVID-19 deaths

London [UK ], April 27 (Sputnik/ANI): The number of COVID-19 deaths in the United Kingdom (UK ) has risen by 413 to 20,732 in the past 24 hours, which is the lowest increase in daily fatalities since March 31, according to the Department of Health and Social Care’s data.

The new figure is a significant drop from the 813 deaths reported on Saturday. The case count has risen by 4,463 to 152,840, which is a decrease from the 4,913 new cases registered a day before. (Sputnik/ANI)