Tanderser: It's never too late to take strong measures to reverse the situation

GENEVA, Oct. 2 (Xinhua Liu Qu) World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desse said Tuesday that experience from all over the world shows that it is never too late to take strong measures to reverse the situation of the new crown epidemic as long as there is strong leadership and a rapid response from the general public.
Tan Desser said at a press conference on the same day, the world is currently about 2 million new confirmed cases per week, the cumulative number of new crown deaths this week more than 1 million cases, "this is the
." For all, the quickest solution is to act together.
he said that countries now face roughly four different situations. First, some countries have rapidly controlled the virus and avoided large-scale outbreaks;
Tandese stressed that experience from around the world shows that it is never too late to take strong measures to reverse the epidemic situation with strong leadership, a clear and comprehensive strategy, continuous communication, and active participation in the fight against the epidemic and capable people. He urged countries
strengthen their responses and take targeted measures to contain the outbreak, ensure that health systems and staff are protected and actively save lives.
, governments should promote global solidarity by investing in global public goods, in addition to focusing on their own
, said Mr Tandese. This week, an additional $1 billion was announced for the WHO-led International Cooperation Initiative to Get Tools to Fight New Coronary Pneumonia to advance progress in new coronary diagnosis, treatment and vaccines. In addition, he announced that 168 countries have joined the WHO-led COVAX Global New Crown Vaccine Program, and 25 others have indicated that they will do so soon.