WHO: Global outbreaks are worsening, with a record number of new cases in a single day

GENEVA, June 8 (Xinhua) -- The world's new crown epidemic is worsening, with countries reporting more than 100,000 new confirmed cases to the organization in nine of the past 10 days, the highest number since the outbreak began, the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
WHO Director-General Tan Desser said at a press conference the same day, countries have reported to the organization nearly 7 million new crown cases, nearly 400,000 deaths. While the situation in Europe is improving, the global epidemic is worsening. Countries have reported more than 100,000 new cases to WHO in nine of the past 10 days, while 136,000 cases on the 7th were the highest on a single day to date.
75 percent of the new cases came from 10 countries, most of them concentrated in the Americas and South Asia, mr. Tandese said. In addition, the number of cases is increasing in parts of Eastern Europe and Central Asia. Although the number of cases is also increasing in African countries and the outbreak has spread to new geographical areas, most African countries have fewer than 1,000 cases.
" stressed that "some countries are emerging positive signs, in these countries, the biggest threat now is complacency." "The results show that most people around the world are still susceptible to new coronavirus. WHO continues to urge countries to closely monitor the development of the outbreak, especially as some countries begin to resume large-scale gatherings to ensure that the outbreak does not rebound.
In response to the recent global campaign against racism, WHO encourages safe
events everywhere, recommending that participants maintain a distance of at least 1 meter from others as far as possible, pay attention to cleaning hands, covering their mouths and noses when coughing, wearing masks, etc.
, stressed that tracking case contacts remains an essential part of the outbreak response. WHO encourages countries to strengthen basic public health measures, including the detection, isolation, detection and care of each case, and to track and isolate each case contact.