An elderly man sits with a dog in front of a closed playground, following the coronavirus disease outbreak in El Masnou, north to Barcelona, Spain, April 29, 2020. REUTERS/ Albert GeaGENEVA/LONDON: Countries must lift lockdowns gradually, while still being"on the look-out" for COVID-19 and ready to restore restrictions if the virus jumps back, the World Health Organization said on Friday .
The virus has spread in facilities for the elderly in Europe and North America, while in Singapore it has infected, he said, adding:"Because a spark in a situation like that turns into a fire very very quickly." Regarding the new coronavirus that first emerged late last year in the central Chinese city of Wuhan, he reiterated that scientists examining its genetic sequences have assured the WHO that"this virus is natural in origin".
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