WHO Director-General Tan Desser: Hopes for success remain

GENEVA, Aug. 10 (Xinhua Liu Qu) World Health Organization Director-General Tan Desse said on the 10th, the hope of success in the fight against the epidemic still exists, effective response to the new crown pandemic requires countries
to step up action, while the public needs to accept new epidemic prevention measures.
Tan Desser said at a press conference the same day, this week the cumulative number of new confirmed cases will reach 20 million, the deaths will reach 750,000 cases. Despite the enormous pain and suffering behind the data, hopes for success remain. An effective response to the new crown pandemic requires two basic elements, namely,
must step up action and the population needs to accept new measures.
in Rwanda, for example, all new crown testing and treatment is free of charge, along with strong government leadership, universal health coverage, well-supported health workers, and clear public health advocacy and other comprehensive measures to make significant progress against the epidemic;
Tandese stressed that strong and precise anti-epidemic measures, combined with all the anti-epidemic tools currently available, are key to preventing the re-launch of the new coronavirus and the safe reopening of society, and that the spread of the virus can be prevented through rapid case identification, full follow-up of close contacts, adequate clinical care for patients, social distance, wearing masks, regular hand washing and keeping others coughing.
tandesser also mentioned that during the outbreak, the safe resumption of school classes needs to ensure the safety of students, staff and staff, provided that the spread is fully controlled in the community. "If we can effectively suppress the virus, we can safely open up our society."