Digital Desk, July 16: World Group Bank Senior Advisor Philip Schellekens wrote on microblogging site Twitter, ”The pandemic is intensifying in high-income countries and upper-middle income countries are also seeing an up-tick in new cases. Over 5.7 million new cases have been reported during the week between July 4 and July 10.
Meanwhile, Dr Soumya Swaminathan, chief scientist, World Health Organization wrote on Twitter, ”We need to be prepared for these Covid-19 waves- each new #variant will be more transmissible and immune evasive- higher numbers infected will translate into greater hospitalisations and sickness. All countries must have a data-driven plan to quickly respond to changing situations.” Over 6.3 million deaths have been reported globally till July 10.