Vaccine Needed To Fully Halt COVID-19 Transmission – WHO Chief

By Staff, Agencies

The World Health Organization [WHO] said Monday that the best way to ensure a complete halt of the coronavirus would be with a vaccine.

"We know that COVID-19 spreads fast, and we know that it is deadly, 10 times more deadly than the 2009 flu pandemic," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a virtual briefing from Geneva.

At least 114,539 people have died worldwide from the coronavirus in 193 countries and territories, according to a tracker based on official sources.

There have been more than 1,853,300 reported infections since the virus emerged in China in December.

The United States recorded 22,109 deaths so far, making it the hardest-hit country. It also has the highest number of reported infections with 557,590 cases.

Italy has registered 19,899 deaths, Spain 17,489, France 14,393 and Britain 10,612.