Coronavirus: Death Toll Hits 362 As Confirmed Cases Surge
World Health Organisation Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, speaks during a press conference on January 30, 2020, in Geneva. FABRICE COFFRINI / AFPThe number of people killed since the outbreak of novel coronavirus has risen to 362, the World Health Organisation has said.
Ghebreyesus said, “As you know, last week, I declared another public health emergency of international concern – this time over the outbreak of novel coronavirus.“Outside China, there are 151 confirmed cases in 23 countries, and one death, which was reported from the Philippines yesterday ,” he added.The new coronavirus was first reported in the Chinese city of Wuhan on December 31, 2019, while the first reported case outside China was in the Philippines.
“That’s exactly the strategy we discussed with him,” he told the meeting, adding, “If we invest in fighting at the epicentre, at the source, then the spread to other countries is minimal and also slow.” “Because of this strategy, if it weren’t for China’s efforts, the number of cases outside China would have been very much higher.
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