WHO head Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says Over 20 coronavirus vaccines in development globally

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More than 20 vaccines are being developed throughout the world, and the first effects are predicted in some weeks, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus stated at a briefing on Friday.

"More than 20 vaccines are in development globally, and several therapeutics are in clinical trials," he said adding that the first results were anticipated "in a few weeks."

The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) is concerned about the "hazard of spread and the hazard of impact of COVID-19" assessing it as "very excessive at a global level." The WHO in advance assessed this stage as "high".

"We do now not see proof as but that the virus is spreading freely in communities," he said including that "we still have a risk of containing this coronavirus."

In overdue December 2019, a pneumonia outbreak due to the COVID-19 virus (previously known as 2019-nCoV) changed into said in China’s metropolis of Wuhan, an economic and commercial megacity with a populace of 12 million. The World Health Organization declared the new coronavirus outbreak a public health emergency of international concern, characterizing it as an epidemic with multiple locations. Apart from China, 52 other countries, such as Russia, have pronounced showed coronavirus cases. According to the modern day reports, China has showed over 78,800 cases of patients infected with the novel coronavirus. The virus’ loss of life toll has hit 2,788, but greater than 36,one hundred sufferers have recovered from the disease.

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