WHO calls the Americas "new epicenter of coronavirus pandemic"
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- Reuters
- Published Date: 07:38 | 26 May 2020
- Modified Date: 07:38 | 26 May 2020
The World Health Organization (WHO) considers the Americas the new epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic, and now is not the time for countries to ease restrictions, officials said in a Tuesday briefing.
Carissa Etienne, WHO director for the Americas and head of the Pan American Health Organization, said via videoconference that outbreaks were accelerating in countries such as Brazil, where the number of deaths reported in the last week was the highest in the world for a 7-day period since the coronavirus pandemic began.
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