Over 400,000 coronavirus cases reported globally: WHO

"The pandemic continues to take a massive toll not just on health, but on so many parts of life," WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday.

Tedros noted many countries have introduced unprecedented measures at significant social and economic cost.

By asking people to stay at home and shutting down population movement, Tedros said, those countries are buying time and reducing the pressure on health systems.