GENEVA — It is unrealistic to think the world will be done with the Covid-19 pandemic by the end of the year, the World Health Organization warned Monday.
WHO emergencies director Michael Ryan said it might however be possible to take the tragedy out of the coronavirus crisis by reducing hospitalizations and deaths.
But the virus remains in control, he added, especially given that global new case numbers increased last week after six consecutive weeks of decline.
“It will be very premature, and I think unrealistic, to think that we’re going to finish with this virus by the end of the year,” Ryan told journalists.
“But I think what we can finish with, if we’re smart, is …
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