Antonio Guterres, UN Secretary-General has warned against a retreat from climate action at a time when the entire world is worried about the novel coronavirus.

According to news agency Xinhua, Anotnio said, “Currently all eyes are on the COVID-19 pandemic, the biggest test the world has faced since the Second World War. We must work together to save lives, ease suffering, lessen the shattering economic and social consequences and bring the disease under control. But, at the same time, let us not lose focus on climate change.”

While adding more on the topic of climate change, Guterres also mentioned about the devastation caused by Harold Cyclone in the South Pacific and considered that this is a reminder for the world amid a climate crisis.

“Such events will only become more regular and deadly unless we act decisively and in concert as an international community. Now is not the time for retreat,” he added.

Guterres also warned about the devastation on the social and economic platform caused by climate disruption will be many times greater than the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

‘THE WORST OF COVID-19 IS YET TO COME’
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that ‘the worst is yet ahead of us’ in the coronavirus pandemic, rising new alarm bells about the outbreak just as several nations are beginning to ease restrictive measures on the ongoing lockdown.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director-General of WHO didn’t specify why he believed it could be even worse. Nearly 2.5 million people are infected, and the coronavirus has killed over 166,000, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. 

Tedros also referred to the Spanish flu in 1918 as a reference for the coronavirus outbreak.

He said, “It has a very dangerous combination, and this is happening in a hundred years for the first time again, like the 1918 flu that killed up to 100 million people. But now we have technology, we can prevent that disaster, we can prevent that kind of crisis.”

“Trust us. The worst is yet ahead of us. Let’s prevent this tragedy. It’s a virus that many people still don’t understand,” he added.