Coronavirus: WHO warns of COVID-19 momentum as winter, influenza season looms in north

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned on Wednesday that COVID-19 is spreading at a “worrying” pace in some parts of the northern hemisphere, just months before the winter influenza season begins. WHO technical lead for COVID-19, Maria Van Kerkhove, said they are seeing an increase in hospitalizations in intensive care units in several places including Spain, France, Montenegro, Ukraine and some parts of the U.S, adding it was concerning because “we haven’t started the flu season yet.”