The World Health Organization (WHO) has annouced that the COVID19 pandemic ravaging the world is still far from being over.

The announcement came as a result of countries who gradually began to relax their lockdown measures.

Dr Tedros Ghebreyesus, who is the Director General of The World Health Organisation(WHO) announced on his Twitter handle, appealing that there is more work to be done.

The Director General revealed that countries must make sure they trace, isolate and treat infected patients properly, saying that lives will be lost if not properly handled and that every single life is very precious.

As cases begins to decline in Europe, Dr Ghebreyesus in his statement said:

“The pandemic is far from over”

“I repeat, the pandemic is far from over,”.

The Director General was concern over the alarming rate of the COVID19 pandemic in Asia, Africa, Eastern Europe, and Latin America.

He noted that if countries come together in the fight, the COVID19 pandemic can be defeated.

The DG also shows concern that the health of children was being threatened by the impact of the COVID19 emergency on vaccination programmes for other diseases.