MOSCOW, 23 APR – RIA Novosti. The peak of the pandemic coronavirus different for all countries, the main challenge now is to avoid a new wave of disease, said in an interview with RIA Novosti Director General of the International Committee of the red cross Robert Mardini.
“Yes, for every country it’s different. It’s like a wave, like a tsunami, which affected the countries at different times. Each country has its own curve. China was the first country, there were a lot of cases, but thanks to determined measures of self-isolation, they were able to significantly reduce the number and now they are slowly returning to normal. Although, of course, the risk always remains, and the authorities know about it, and the Chinese themselves. The challenge is to avoid new wave of the epidemic. It is a challenge for all countries,” he said.
Martini also noted that in European countries most affected by the coronavirus, such as Italy and Spain, there is a sense that the worst is over.
“But again, this is not a guarantee that the numbers again begin to grow if measures are not taken responsibly,” – he stressed.
the world health organization on 11 March announced the outbreak of a new coronavirus infection COVID-19 pandemic. According to the latest world health organization, worldwide there were more than 2.47 million infections, more than 169 thousand people died.
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