WHO Europe warns not to relax anti-virus measures
(VOVWORLD) - The WHO Regional Director for Europe on Wednesday described the continuing fight against COVID-19 in Europe as a "marathon", and said it is not yet time to relax measures.
 Scandinavians who were stranded in Lima due to COVID-19, after Peru banned all flights to and from Europe for 30 days, arrive at Copenhagen Airport, Denmark April 3, 2020 (Photo: REUTERS/Claus Bech/Ritzau Scanpix) |
In a videotaped press statement, Dr. Hans Kluge called on all Europeans to stay united and vigilant. He called for a three-pronged approach to fighting the novel coronavirus: “First, strengthen and protect health workers and health services at all levels. Second, cut off the pandemic at its source and separate healthy people from suspected or probable cases. Third, maintain command-and-control structures and functions, communicate continuously, and engage communities to achieve collective buy-in to current and possible future measures."