COVID-19: “The 146 Days Pandemic”- WORLD: WHO: Lifting of coronavirus lockdowns must be gradual
A face-masked monk receives alms at a temple in Bangkok on Tuesday morning. (Photo: Reuters)
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WORLD UPDATE: There have been 2,403,410 infected and 165,216 died at 1100 GMT Monday -AFP
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BEIJING: The World Health Organization warned on Tuesday that any lifting of lockdowns to contain the spread of the novel coronavirus must be gradual, and if restrictions were to be relaxed too soon, there would be a resurgence of infections.
Lockdown measures have proved effective, and people must be ready for a new way of living to allow society to function while the coronavirus is being kept in check, said Takeshi Kasai, WHO Regional Director for the Western Pacific.
Until a vaccine is found, the process of adapting to the epidemic will have to become a new normal, Kasai told an online press conference.
Kasai said the WHO was concerned about the increasing number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in Japan.
But Japan was not yet in the stage of a large-scale community outbreak, he said.
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There have been 2,403,410 reported COVID-19 infections around the world, from which 165,216 people have died, according to an AFP tally at 1100 GMT Monday based on official sources.
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