As infections continue to rise across flood-hit Pakistan, at least nine people have been reported dead of viral diseases in Sindh on Monday, ARY News reported citing the data of the Ministry of Health.
'The pandemic has highlighted the intimate links between the health of humans, animals and planet.'
'I am well and without symptoms but will self-quarantine over the coming days, in line with @WHO protocols, and work from home,' he said.
Globally, as many as 23,097,175 people have been infected with Coronavirus so far. 15,174,876 people have recovered of COVID-19 and 787,567 people have reportedly died due to the deadly virus.
The warning came as it emerged the virus was present in Italy in December, months before its first confirmed cases and about the same time as the disease was first reported in China.
The actor was set to discuss mental health issues amidst the coronavirus pandemic with the UN health agency chief on Thursday.
The WHO chief also insisted that the UN health agency had declared a global emergency in good time on January 30 for countries to prepare and plan their response.
WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said, "The chronic global shortage of personal protective equipment is now one of the most urgent threats to our collective ability to save lives," while holding a virtual news conference in Geneva.
As lots of countries having limited resources, are testing the most severe cases, the numbers of Coronavirus cases are believed to represent only a fraction of the true number of infections.
