No return to ‘old normal’ as COVID-19 cases top 15 mn with 620,000 deaths: WHO

UNITED NATIONS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has urged people everywhere to play a part in preventing further spread of coronavirus as global cases have surpassed 15 million, with nearly 620,000 deaths.

Speaking in Geneva, WHO Chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said that most cases were in just 10 countries and we were asking everyone to treat the decisions about where they go, what they do, and who they meet with.

He said COVID-19 disrupted the lives of billions across the globe and it was understandable that people wanted to get on with their lives. “But we will not be going back to the old normal,” he said.

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The pandemic had already changed the way we lived our lives, he maintained.

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There is a significant improvement in the number of recoveries from Covid-19 in Pakistan with the tally reaching 236,596. According to latest statistics, 1,487 new cases and 24 deaths were reported during the last twenty four hours. 23,630 tests were carried out during this period.