WHO says pandemic will be 'long' and warns of 'fatigue' in the fight against coronavirus.
In the document, the organization also highlighted the "importance of sustained community, national, regional and global response efforts."
Sputnik Brazil - The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday (1st) that the COVID-19 pandemic will be long, and warned of a weakening in the fight against the virus caused by "fatigue".
The forecast was made after the fourth meeting of the entity's emergency committee, on Friday (31), to assess the evolution of the disease, six months after the WHO declared the pandemic a global health emergency, its highest level of alert.
In a statement, as reported by AFP, the organization "highlighted the expected long duration of the COVID-19 pandemic."
Furthermore, the WHO warned of "response fatigue" to the coronavirus among countries due to socioeconomic pressures. The organization also stressed the "importance of sustained community, national, regional and global response efforts".
'Very high global risk'
According to a survey conducted by Johns Hopkins University, COVID-19 has already killed more than 680.000 people worldwide and infected more than 17.500.000.
On Friday (31), Mexico surpassed the United Kingdom in the number of deaths and became the third country with the most deaths caused by COVID-19, behind the United States and Brazil.
"The WHO continues to assess the global risk of COVID-19 as very high," the organization added. The entity also said that the effects of the pandemic "will still be felt for decades to come." The assessment committee will meet again in three months.