WHO says U.S., Brazil and India can 'deal with' pandemic

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They are 'powerful, able, democratic countries who have tremendous internal capacities to deal with this disease', said Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies programme.

GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Thursday that the United States, Brazil and India, which are all suffering fast rises in coronavirus cases, can still get on top of the pandemic.

They are"powerful, able, democratic countries who have tremendous internal capacities to deal with this disease", Dr Mike Ryan, head of the WHO emergencies programme, told a Geneva briefing. U.S. coronavirus cases exceeded 4 million on Thursday, with over 2,600 new cases recorded every hour on average, the highest rate in the world, according to a Reuters tally.

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