The Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has expressed optimism saying he hopes the coronavirus pandemic will be over in under two years. Speaking at a conference in Geneva, on Friday, the head of the health organization said the Spanish flu of 1918 had taken two years to overcome. He added that current advances in technology in the healthcare sector could enable the world to bring to an end the virus "in a shorter time" according to the BBC.
"Of course with more connectiveness, the virus has a better chance of spreading," he said.
"But at the same time, we have also the technology to stop it and the knowledge to stop it.
"So we hope to finish this pandemic in less than two years."
He further, stressed the importance of "national unity, global solidarity".
The flu of 1918 killed about 50 million people.
Coronavirus has so far killed almost 800,000 people and infected nearly 23 million.
Tedros comments come as several countries see a renewed spike in coronavirus infections following the summer period including countries like Spain, France, and Germany.
In South Korea, health authorities have recorded 324 new cases on Friday its highest single-day total since March.
