Corona virus: The World Health Organization says that about 800 million...

The World Health Organization said that one in 10 people around the world may have contracted Corona virus.

Mike Ryan, Executive Director of the World Health Organization’s Health Emergencies Program, said in a statement that 10 percent of the world’s population may have been infected with the virus.

He explained, “This varies from country to country. It differs from urban to rural, and it differs from one group to another.”

“But what that means is that the vast majority of the world’s population is still at risk. We know that the epidemic will continue to evolve, but we also know that we have tools that help us reduce transmission and save lives at the present time, and these tools are at our disposal.”

There are marked differences in the number of cases around the world, said WHO Secretary-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who has urged countries to show solidarity and act firmly.

He added, “Although all countries are infected with this virus, we must remember that this pandemic is not equal. There are ten countries that account for 70 percent of all cases and deaths reported, and only three countries make up half.”

Globally, more than 35 million people have been confirmed infected with the virus, but the World Health Organization estimates that the true number is close to 800 million.

Experts had long said the true number of cases would exceed the number of confirmed cases.

More than a million people have died from the virus, according to the latest statistics from Johns Hopkins University. After the United States, India and Brazil saw the most injuries.

The World Health Organization is holding a special meeting at the headquarters of the organization in Geneva, Switzerland, to discuss the global response to the epidemic.

Ten months later, the crisis has shown no sign of ending. Many countries are experiencing second waves of the epidemic after easing restrictions, and some are also witnessing a sharp increase in the number of cases.

US President Donald Trump spent the weekend in hospital after testing positive for the virus. Doctors overseeing his treatment indicated that he could leave the hospital on Monday. The United States is the country with the highest number of cases and deaths.

In France, all bars in the capital, Paris, will be closed from Tuesday in an attempt to combat the increase in cases of coronavirus.

On Monday, Iran announced 235 new deaths from the disease out of 3902 new cases, both of which are records of the outbreak in the country. Over the weekend, authorities ordered the closure of schools, universities, libraries, mosques and other public institutions in and around the capital, Tehran.

The Spanish capital, Madrid, is under another lockdown, as residents are banned from non-essential travel.

In Singapore, Changi Airport, which is regularly voted the best airport in the world, warned of a “terrifying” future for air travel, especially with the number of flights falling to their lowest levels in history.