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Coronavirus epidemic 'far from over' in Asia - WHO official

Published 03/31/2020, 11:52 AM
Updated 03/31/2020, 12:00 PM

BEIJING, March 31 (Reuters) - The coronavirus epidemic is
"far from over" in the Asia-Pacific region, and the current
measures to curb the spread of the virus are merely buying time
for countries to prepare for large-scale community
transmissions, a WHO official said on Tuesday.
Even with all the measures, the risk of transmission in the
region will not go away as long as the pandemic continues, said
Takeshi Kasai, Regional Director for the Western Pacific at the
World Health Organization (WHO).
Preparations for a large-scale transmission must reach
everyone, Kasai said at a virtual media briefing.
Kasai warned that for countries that are seeing a tapering
off of cases, they should not let down their guard, or the virus
may come surging back.

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