Pandemic Threat Becomes Real, Says WHO Chief

The new strain of COVID-19 continues to spread around the globe, making the threat of a pandemic very real. This was stated by the Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, according to TASS.

"The threat of a pandemic has become very real," he said, emphasizing that the disease is "unevenly distributed" across the world, with the majority of cases concentrated in certain small groups of countries.

The WHO chief is confident that even if an epidemic becomes a pandemic, it can still be brought under control through decisive actions. According to him, the organization has already sent medical protective equipment to 57 countries and plans to carry out similar shipments to another 28 countries.