Virus: WHO, decreasing infections but caution

(ANSA) - ROME, FEBRUARY 17 - The data seem to show "a decrease in new infections but this trend must be interpreted with great caution because it can change: it is early to say whether this incale trend will continue. Each scenario remains open". This was stated by WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus in the Coronavirus briefing in Geneva.- "It seems that Covid-19 is lethal to other coronaviruses such as Sars and Mers", he added, stressing that the mortality rate, compared to established cases , is 2%. "The risk increases with increasing age," he said. "We have a relatively low number of infections among children. We need to understand why."
The World Health Organization then renewed its appeal for the urgent collection of resources to combat the coronavirus. WHO has launched a request for 675 million dollars to help countries deal with the emergency.
"I thank those who contributed," concluded the WHO director, "but we still urgently need other resources."