90% of world's population still susceptible to coronavirus: WHO chief scientist

Dr Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist at the World Health Organisation, on Monday told India Today in an exclusive interview: "I don't' think we should get complacent...we have to remember that 90 per cent of the world's population is still susceptible to this virus and therefore this pandemic, the virus will continue to grow and expand into areas and populations where there are vulnerable people." She further said that the worst isn't over.

India's total coronavirus cases have breached the 60 lakh-mark with 50,16,520 recoveries. The total Covid-19 cases now stand at 60,74,702 with 95,542 deaths. Among states, Maharashtra continues to be the worst affected state with 13,39,232 total cases and 10,30,015 recoveries.

Watch the interview in this episode of News Unlocked.