As the world surpasses the grim milestone, WHO chief of emergencies Dr. Mike Ryan said "it was not impossible" that another million people could die before a vaccine is available, while better treatments and Effective vaccines may not be enough for your patients. own to avoid deaths that exceed two million.
"Are we prepared to do whatever it takes to avoid that number?" Dr. Ryan asked. "Unless we do it all, the number he's talking about is not only imaginable but sadly very likely."
Mike Ryan, WHO's leading emergency expert, said at a briefing in Geneva: “If anything, the figures currently being reported probably represent an underestimation of the people who contracted Covid-19 or died as a result of it.
"When something is counted, it cannot be counted perfectly, but I can assure you that the current figures probably underestimate the true number of COVID victims."
The Covid-19 pandemic is now on par with the global influenza pandemic of 1889-90. Here in the UK, the government's top scientific advisers have warned that, without any action, Covid-19 cases could reach 50,000 a day next month, bringing with it 200 deaths a day.
More than 40,000 people have died in the UK, the highest death toll in Europe.
Read the full special report where three experts give their opinion.
Shadow Health Secretary criticizes former Sainsbury's boss's appointment as head of Test and Trace?
Shadow Health Secretary Jonathan Ashworth has criticized the decision to appoint former Sainsbury's CEO Mike Coupe as the new test director for NHS Test and Trace.
The Labor MP from Leicester South wrote on Twitter: "How about we put those trained in actual infectious disease control in charge of Test & Trace?"
Former Sainsbury's boss to take a key role in NHS Test and Trace
The former CEO of Sainsbury's will take over as Test Director at NHS Test and Trace.
Mike Coupe, who retired as CEO of Sainsbury's at the end of May, will replace Sarah-Jane Marsh, who will return to her role as executive director of the Birmingham NHS Foundation for Women and Children.
Mike Coupe, the former CEO of Sainsbury's, will lead the NHS Test and Trace program
Mike Coupe, the former CEO of Sainsbury's, will lead the NHS Test and Trace program CREDIT: PA
Baroness Dido Harding, who leads NHS Test and Trace and is Acting Executive President of the National Institute for Health Protection, said in an email to staff that Coupe "will bring a wealth of experience in large-scale supply chains, logistics, and digital transformation ".
It is understood that it will be on paper until Christmas.
In 2018, Coupe was forced to apologize after being caught singing the Broadway hit We're In The Money between media interviews about a merger with supermarket giant Asda.
Sparks from a pandemic rise in Asian poverty for the first time in 20 years
Poverty in the world's East Asia and Pacific region is expected to increase for the first time in 20 years due to the triple impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, the economic impact of the lockdown measures, and the global recession brought on by the crisis. of health.
The dire prediction, released by the World Bank on Tuesday, means that as many as 33 million people in East Asia who would otherwise have escaped poverty before the pandemic will remain poor, and another five million will be pushed back by below the poverty line of only $ 5.50 a day.
Many Asian nations have kept Covid-19 at bay, but have suffered an economic hit
Many Asian nations have kept Covid-19 at bay, but have suffered an economic hit CREDIT: LUONG THAI LINH / SHUTTERSTOCK
The latest economic projections, nine months after the pandemic first struck the region, reveal that growth of just 0.9 percent is forecast in 2020, the lowest rate since 1967.
"Covid-19 is not only affecting the poor more, but it is also creating 'new poor'. The region is facing an unprecedented set of challenges, and governments are facing difficult decisions," said Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for East Asia and the Pacific at the World Bank.
Our correspondent from Asia Nicola Smith has the full story here
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Singapore Airlines, affected by the pandemic, launches airplane meals and take-out in the cabin
Singapore Airlines plans to turn one of its jumbo jets on the ground into a pop-up restaurant and deliver airplane food to the door as part of a series of initiatives to try to re-engage customers who have been unable to travel due to to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Without a national network, the Southeast Asian city-state's national airline has been financially hit by restrictions on international travel and recently put.
The latest economic projections, nine months after the pandemic first struck the region, reveal that growth of just 0.9 percent is forecast in 2020, the lowest rate since 1967.
"Covid-19 is not only affecting the poor more, but it is also creating 'new poor'. The region is facing an unprecedented set of challenges, and governments are facing difficult decisions," said Victoria Kwakwa, Vice President for East Asia the Pacific at the World Bank. Singapore Airlines plans to turn one of its jumbo jets on the ground into a pop-up restaurant and deliver airplane food to the door as part of a series of initiatives to try to re-engage customers who have been unable to travel due to to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Without a national network, the Southeast Asian city-state's national airline has been hit financially by restrictions on international travel and recently laid off a fifth of its staff.
Colin Neill, CEO of Hospitality Ulster, said he welcomed Stormont ministers overriding the hour before the 10 p.m. curfew but cautioned that the 11 p.m. curfew will cause the sector to lose hours.
"We respect that health must come first, but this curfew and other restrictions must be kept under continuous review," he said.
“The sector is going to lose hours, it is losing personnel and it has lost live music and we must give it a chance to fight.
"A curfew is not ideal, but in the hospitality industry we will do everything we can to make this work, which will hopefully only be a temporary measure."
The number of weekly deaths from coronavirus in England and Wales has risen to more than 100 after a two-week drop, official figures show.
There were 139 deaths recorded in the week ending Sept. 18 in which the "new coronavirus" was mentioned, accounting for 1.5 percent of all deaths, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said.
It is the second consecutive weekly increase, with the number of deaths related to Covid-19 reaching 40.4 percent of the 99 deaths recorded the previous week.
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