WHO in Copenhagen holds an online news briefing

A health specialist at World Health Organisation on Wednesday warned European countries w is "t time to relax measures" in battle against coronavirus.

Dr Hans Henri Kluge, Regional Director of WHO Regional Office for Europe, said some countries in Europe who h implemented strict lockdown measures were beginning to show signs that ir rates of new coronavirus cases were decreasing.

However, he said re was still a long way to go in battle and any progress that h been me was "extremely fragile".

Kluge warned while cases were showing signs of decreasing in some European countries in ors, such as Turkey and Sweden, y were starting to increase.

He urged countries to follow three key areas; keep training and preparing health workers to battle virus; continue with methods such as isolation and testing to limit spre of disease; and to continue communicating with people about new and current measures.

For most people, new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough that clear up in two to three weeks.

For some, especially older ults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia and death.