When will coronavirus end? WHO warns may be never

New Delhi : The World Health Organization (WHO) has warned that the coronavirus is something that may not go away ever unless there is a very effective medicine developed.

With global deaths tolling near 3,00,000 mark, the leaders across the world are eagerly waiting for a vaccine that can put an end to the global crisis.

The pandemic has caused massive social and economic upheaval across the planet and while some nations have begun easing punishing lockdowns, fears of a second wave have kept many businesses shuttered and people confined to their homes.

Announcing the forecast at a video news conference, Marco Cavaleri, the EMA’s head of biological health threats and vaccines strategy, stressed that it was a “best-case scenario”.

“We know also that there may be delays,” he said, voicing scepticism over reports a vaccine could be ready as early as September.

WHO also warned that there are chances that the virus may not be wiped out entirely.

“This virus may become just another endemic virus in our communities and this virus may never go away,” said Michael Ryan, the global health body’s emergencies director.

“HIV has not gone away — but we have come to terms with the virus.”