WHO's boss urges nations to take lessons from COVID-19

The COVID-91 pandemic can be used as a springboard in the quest to achieve global health security and preparedness, according to the World Health Organization’s Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus

Mr. Ghebreyesus made the remarks in his address at the World Health Assembly on Monday.

“This will not be the last global health crisis,” the Director-General.

“When the next one arrives, will the headlines be the same? Will they say that after the COVID-19 pandemic, the world wrung its hands, wrote reports and changed nothing? Or will they say that COVID-19 was a turning point for global health security, and for global health? This is our opportunity to write that story now.”

The WHO chief’s remarks came as the number of COVID-19 cases globally have surpassed the 50.51 million mark, with a death toll exceeding 1.25 million, according to figures published by the U.S.-based Johns Hopkins University.