THE WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION (WHO) have made some grim assessments of the globe's current battle with coronavirus.
They've warned that the pandemic is yet to reach its peak and is in fact "getting worse" in most countries around the world.
The director general of the WHO, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghesbreyesus told reporters this week that the spread of the virus was accelerating, adding that the number of global cases of Covid-19 had doubled in the last month-and-a-half.
"The virus has upended health systems in some of the world's wealthiest nations, while some countries that have mounted a successful response have been of modest means," he said.
"We know that when countries take a comprehensive approach based on fundamental public health measures - such as find, isolate, test and treat cases, and trace and quarantine contacts - the outbreak can be brought under control.
"But in most of the world, the virus is not under control. It is getting worse.
"More than 11.8 million cases of Covid-19 have now been reported to WHO. More than 544,000 lives have been lost," he said.
"And the pandemic is still accelerating. The total number of cases has doubled in the last six weeks."
