WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquarters in Geneva on March 11, 2020 (Photo: AFP)

He said the pandemic is much more than a health crisis, it is an economic crisis, a social crisis, and in many countries a political crisis. He warned that the greatest threat facing the world is not the virus itself, but the lack of global solidarity and leadership. None of us will be safe until all of us are safe, he added.

Last week, the WHO warned of a new and dangerous phase of the COVID-19 pandemic, with people tired of lockdowns and ready to go out again despite the fact that the virus is still spreading. There is still no effective vaccine and scientists say they are still learning unexpected things about the virus.