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WHO warns of ”Second Peak” of the Coronavirus pandemic as countries lift lockdown

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The World Health Organization has warned that many countries could
begin to see the ”second peak” of the Coronavirus pandemic if the
lockdown restrictions are lifted too soon.

WHO Head of Emergency, Mike Ryan, who issued the warning in a press
conference, said  epidemics often come in waves, which means that
outbreaks could come back later this year in places where the first wave
has subsided. He said there was also a chance that infection rates
could rise again more quickly if measures to halt the first wave were
lifted too soon.

In his words

When we speak about a second wave classically what we often mean is
there will be a first wave of the disease by itself, and then it recurs
months later. And that may be a reality for many countries in a number
of months’ time.

We need to be conversant of the fact that the disease can jump up at
any time. We cannot make assumptions just because the disease on its way
down now that it is going to keep going down and that we are going to
get a number of months to get ready for a second wave.

We may get a second peak in this way and therefore I think right now
countries in Europe, North America and any other countries around the
world and South East Asia have to continue to put in place the public
health and social measures, the surveillance measures, a comprehensive
strategy to continue on a downward trajectory” he said

Many African, European, and Asian countries as well as the U.S., have
taken steps in recent weeks to lift lockdown measures due to itsimpact on the global economy.

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