Good morning. We are seven and a half months into the COVID-19 pandemic and, sadly, infections and deaths are accelerating in many parts of the world.
There are now more than 21.5 million confirmed cases and over 760 000 people have died—each one an individual tragedy for their family and community.
In our Region, while the number of cases reported has been much smaller than other parts of the world, each country is facing a different situation.
And some countries that moved quickly to contain COVID-19 in the early months of the epidemic are now fighting new surges—in some cases, larger than their initial outbreaks.