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No need to test EVERYONE, but when lockdowns are lifted Covid-19 cases could JUMP back up, WHO warns No need to test EVERYONE, but when lockdowns are lifted Covid-19 cases could JUMP back up, WHO warns
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Countries affected by the Covid-19 epidemic may have to deal with resurgence of the disease after they lift lockdowns, a top WHO official has warned. A vaccine to stop it will take a year to make he said. Countries affected by the Covid-19 epidemic may have to deal with a resurgence of the disease after they lift lockdowns, a top WHO official has warned. To create a vaccine could take at least a year, he said
Dr. Ryan, who leads the Health Emergencies Programme of the World Health Organization, also made an apparent reversal on a previous advice from the UN body, saying there was no need to test everyone for the coronavirus. Earlier the WHO was criticized by Finland for asking governments to carpet-test their citizens to deal with the outbreak. “What we really need to focus on is finding those who are sick, those who have the virus, and isolate them, find their contacts and isolate them," he stressed.
The vaccine, which will be needed “to take the battle to the virus”, may not be available for at least a year, but eventually it will be there, the health official told BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. Until then the governments should focus on preventing the spread of the disease and saving the lives of those affected worse. The latter includes not only the elderly, but also the middle-aged people, contrary to a popular misconception. he said. Executive Director Mike Ryan, who leads the Health Emergencies Programme at the World Health Organization, also made an apparent reversal on previous advice from the UN body, saying there was no need to test everyone for the coronavirus. Earlier the WHO had been criticized by Finland for asking governments to carpet-test their citizens to deal with the outbreak.
DETAILS TO FOLLOW The vaccine, which will eventually be developed, is needed “to take the battle to the virus,” the health official told the BBC’s Andrew Marr Show. Until then governments should focus on stemming the spread of the disease and saving the lives of those affected worst. The latter includes not only the elderly but also middle-aged people, contrary to a popular misconception.
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