“One million is a terrible number and we need to reflect on that before we start considering a second million. Are we prepared collectively to do what it takes to avoid that number? If we don’t take those actions… yes, we will be looking at that number and sadly much higher,” WHO emergency director Michael Ryan told reporters.

The United States is one of the worst hit countries due to the coronavirus outbreak, and the country has recorded more than seven million positive cases, and 2,08,000 deaths. India is also facing the wrath of the coronavirus pandemic, and the country is all set to touch the six million positive cases mark. In India alone, coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 93,410 people.

A few weeks back, Anthony Fauci had claimed that coronavirus is a perfect storm with no end in near sight. The recent warning from WHO indicates that Fauci’s words are turning true.

“We are living, right now, through a historic pandemic outbreak. And, we are, right now, in a situation where we do not see any particular end in sight. It’s the perfect storm. We often talk about outbreaks and pandemics, be they influenza or other pathogens, that have to have a few characteristics that make them particularly formidable. Well, this particular virus has that,” said Fauci.

In the meantime, British prime minister Boris Johnson has revealed that the United Kingdom will not return to normalcy in the next six months, as the coronavirus cases in the country started resurging again.

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As the entire global healthcare sector is busy containing the coronavirus pandemic, a UK health expert has warned that coronavirus will stay here, even if we succeed in developing a vaccine. These remarks are being made by Sir Mark Walport, a key member of the UK government’s Scientific Advisory Group.

According to Walport, COVID-19 is not like smallpox which can be wiped out from the world using vaccination. He also made it clear that the coronavirus could stay in the world in one form or another, and the only possible way to stay away from infection is by taking annual immune boosters.

Earlier, Soumya Swaminathan, a top WHO official had also revealed that vaccination is not capable enough to completely eradicate coronavirus from the planet. Soumya believes that humans should learn to live with the virus, as a complete safe haven in the near future is completely impossible.

A few weeks back, Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases had suggested that coronavirus is a perfect storm with no end in near sight. He also added that the virus will resurge whenever it gets a chance, and it is highly necessary to adopt healthy social distancing norms to stay away from the pandemic.

Amid all the attempts to contain this pandemic, coronavirus is continuing its killing spree in all nooks of the world. According to the latest statistics, there are 23 million positive cases in the world, and the total number of deaths has already crossed 8,12,000.

In India alone, there are more than 3.1 million recorded positive cases. The number of deaths in India has crossed 57,000, and this count is expected to go up in the coming days, considering the rate at which this pandemic is spreading in the rural areas of the country.

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As coronavirus scare looms up in the United States, Anthony Fauci, one of the lead members of the Trump Administration’s White House Coronavirus Task Force has urged the citizens of the country to wear Goggles or face shields to prevent the spread of the pandemic.

Fauci made these remarks while talking to ABC News Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Jennifer Ashton. According to Fauci, face shields and Goggles are also a must to prevent the drastic spread of coronavirus, as there is mucosa in the eyes, through which the pathogen could enter the body.

“If you have goggles or an eye shield, you should use it. It might if you really want perfect protection of the mucosal surfaces. You have mucosa in the nose, mucosa in the mouth, but you also have mucosa in the eye. Theoretically, you should protect all the mucosal surfaces. So if you have goggles or an eye shield you should use it,” said Fauci.

Even though not universally recommended, Fauci strongly believes that the usage of Goggles and face shields could protect someone more when compared to another person who only uses a face mask.

It was around a few days back that Fauci called coronavirus outbreak a perfect storm with no end in near sight. The expert also made it clear that completely eradicating this pathogen from the planet is a practically impossible task. However, he assured that the development of a vaccine and effective social distancing measures could drastically reduce the spread of the pathogen.

Even though the United States is adopting all necessary measures to contain coronavirus, this pathogen is wreaking havoc in all nooks of the nation. According to the latest statistics, coronavirus has claimed the lives of more than 1,54,000 people, and the number of positive cases has risen to 4.5 million.

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