World Health Organization says Covid-10 spread picking up

The World Health Organization says the spread of COVID-19 is picking up speed as more than 365-thousand cases have been confirmed. 

The director of WHO says it's possible to "change the trajectory" but countries must do rigorous testing. 

Experts say social distancing measures were an important way of slowing down the spread of the virus, but call that more of a "defensive measures" that won't defeat the disease. 

The WHO chief said he will ask leaders this week to work together to boost production of protective equipment and avoid export bans to continue combating COVID-19.

Of the 367-thousand confirmed coronavirus cases globally, there have been 101-thousand recoveries and just over 16-thousand deaths. 

Italy makes up nearly half of the death toll with about six-thousand dead as of Monday.