COVID-19 surge in Brazil 'very, very worrisome': WHO chief Ghebreyesus

Ghebreyesus urges Brazil to be very, very serious about rising cases

Last updated: November 30, 2020 | 21:51

1 MIN READ

A woman uses hand sanitizer as she attends to cast her vote at a school during the municipal elections in Rio de Janeiro, on November 29, 2020.

REUTERS

Also In This Package

Modi visits virus vaccine facilities in various states

Mass COVID vaccination gets a dry run in a parking lot

World’s top surgical glove maker shuts factories

Geneva: The World Health Organization chief voiced deep concern Monday over a sharp increase in COVID-19 cases and deaths in Brazil in recent weeks.

"I think Brazil has to be very, very serious," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters, after fresh cases in the country jumped from around 10,000 per day in early November to more than 50,000, and as the daily death rate shot up nearly ninefold in a week.

The situation, he said, "is very, very worrisome."

Get the latest news and updates straight to your inbox