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Countries must lift lockdowns gradually: WHO

<span style="color: #222222;">World Health Organization has said that 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.<br />'' <br />'' WHO's top emergencies expert Mike Ryan said, vulnerable people in institutions, including those in long-term care facilities, prisons and migrant dormitories, must be protected.<br />'' <br />'' He instructed that even if the virus is coming under control, communities must know to still follow physical distancing and hygiene measures, and testing of suspect cases must continue.<br />'' <br />'' Ryan said, WHO recognises the difficulty for governments to maintain lockdowns, but we want to avoid a situation where virus bounce back and we have to do it all over again.<br />'' <br />'' </span><br />

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