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Coronavirus crisis will drag on, says WHO

Uphill battle
Agencies
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Uphill battle
Countries across the globe are putting up a valiant fight against COVID-19, but they are only in the early stages of the fight, even as the global death toll surpassed 180,000.
Food crisis
AP
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Food crisis
The UN's World Food Programme (WFP) estimates the number of people suffering from acute hunger is projected to double to 265 million this year. Health experts warned of a complicated second coronavirus wave if the virus resurfaces during the winter and combined with the seasonal flu could wreak havoc in the US.
WHO Chief
Reuters
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WHO Chief
"Make no mistake: we have a long way to go. This virus will be with us for a long time," Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO chief, told a virtual press conference.
Hope?
AFP
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Hope?
Germany has cautiously begun allowing shops to reopen, and is also beginning human trials for a vaccine as early as next week. Only the fifth trial worldwide, it promises to be a significant step against COVID-19.
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