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'Lack of resolve' in some countries, says WHO

Tedros says it is a “crisis that affects every sector”. The WHO director general says:

This is everybody’s business.

He says looking at the number of cases reported and number of countries affected “doesn’t tell the full story”.

All countries can still change the course of this pandemic.

Swift action can prevent larger clusters and community transmission and even if they fail to do so “they can turn the tide”.

The challenge is not whether countries can change the course of the virus but whether they will, Tedros says. He says come countries are struggling with a lack of capacity but says some are struggling with a lack of resolve.