WHO: COVID-19 epidemic can be pushed back with concerted approach

The COVID-19 epidemic can be pushed back, but only with a collective, coordinated and comprehensive approach that engages the entire machinery of government, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday.

The number of new COVID-19 cases appears to be declining in South Korea, which is an encouraging sign that the disease can be pushed back when engaged with the entire machinery of government, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at a daily briefing.

He has urged all countries to take actions starting with leadership from the top, coordinating every part of government, including the ministries of health, security, diplomacy, finance, commerce, transport, trade, information and more. 

The whole government should be involved, he stressed. 

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