UNB, Dhaka :
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to work together to slow the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19 and look after each other.
“This is a time for prudence, not panic. Science, not stigma. Facts, not fear,” he said in a video message recorded on Friday afternoon.
Even though the situation has been classified as a pandemic, the UN chief said, it is one they can control.
“We can slow down transmissions, prevent infections and save lives. But that will take unprecedented personal, national and international action,” he said.
Guterres said many are anxious, worried and confused. “That’s absolutely natural.”
He said they are facing a health threat unlike any other in their lifetimes.
The UN chief said the virus is spreading, the danger is growing, and our health systems, economies and day-to-day lives are being severely tested.
“The most vulnerable are the most affected – particularly our elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions, those without access to reliable healthcare, and those in poverty or living on the edge,” he said.
Guterres said the social and economic fallout from the combination of the pandemic and slowing economies will affect most of them for some months.
“COVID-19 is our common enemy. We must declare war on this virus. That means countries have a responsibility to gear up, step up and
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has urged the global community to work together to slow the spread of coronavirus or COVID-19 and look after each other.
“This is a time for prudence, not panic. Science, not stigma. Facts, not fear,” he said in a video message recorded on Friday afternoon.
Even though the situation has been classified as a pandemic, the UN chief said, it is one they can control.
“We can slow down transmissions, prevent infections and save lives. But that will take unprecedented personal, national and international action,” he said.
Guterres said many are anxious, worried and confused. “That’s absolutely natural.”
He said they are facing a health threat unlike any other in their lifetimes.
The UN chief said the virus is spreading, the danger is growing, and our health systems, economies and day-to-day lives are being severely tested.
“The most vulnerable are the most affected – particularly our elderly and those with pre-existing medical conditions, those without access to reliable healthcare, and those in poverty or living on the edge,” he said.
Guterres said the social and economic fallout from the combination of the pandemic and slowing economies will affect most of them for some months.
“COVID-19 is our common enemy. We must declare war on this virus. That means countries have a responsibility to gear up, step up and
