GENEVA,April10(Xinhua)--TheWorldHealthOrganization(WHO)noticeda"welcomeslowing"ofCOVID-19infectionsinsomeofhardest-hitcountriesinEurope,WHODirector-GeneralTedrosAdhanomGhebreyesussaidonFriday."Inthepastweek,weveseenawelcomeslowinginsomeofthehardest-hitcountriesinEurope,likeSpain,Italy,GermanyandFrance,",theWHOalsowitnessedan"alarmingacceleration"inothercountries,especiallyinAfrica,wherethevirusisspreadingtoruralareas."Wearenowseeingclustersofcasesandcommunityspreadinmorethan16countries,"saidTedros,addingthattherewouldbe"severehardshipforalreadyoverstretchedhealthsystems,particularlyinruralareas."Countriesneedtolocalizetheresponsebyurgentlystrengtheningtheexistingpublichealthandprimaryhealthcareinfrastructure,,wherethecasesare"stillrelativelysmallbutaccelerating."Globally,,aswellasmorethan92,000deaths.。