Head of WHO Says World 'Can’t Pretend Pandemic is Over'

The head of the World Health Organization is warning that “no country can just pretend the pandemic is over.” Speaking to reporters during a virtual briefing from the agency’s headquarters in Geneva Monday, Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries must be serious about “suppressing transmission and saving lives” if they are considering reopening their economies to everyday activities in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “The more control countries have over the virus, the more they can open...