Coronavirus not yet global pandemic – WHO
World Health Organisation
WHO, which stated this at a news conference on Tuesday in Geneva, said the agency was hopeful that the virus would be contained. “We will try to extinguish the transmission in each of these,” she said, adding that the agency believes this “can be done with containment measures currently in place.” “These are the core elements of any outbreak response and might be enough to stop an infection from spreading,” the official was quoted as saying.
Nigeria Latest News, Nigeria Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
VIDEO: Coronavirus: Nigeria Intensifies surveillance, sets up response teams - Minister of Health - Premium Times NigeriaThe minister of health, Osagie Ehanire, in a press conference in Abuja on Friday said the government has set up an intersectoral committee to assist the government in its prevention and response efforts.
Read more »
World Bank to lower global growth forecast over coronavirus outbreakThe World Bank will revise its global growth forecast downwards due to the new coronavirus, the president of the multilateral lender said on Tuesday, amid fears the epidemic in China will harm glob...
Read more »
Virus deaths in China pass 360, exceeding SARS mainland tollChina's death toll from the coronavirus epidemic soared past 360 on Monday, with deepening global concern about the outbreak and governments closing their borders to people from China.
Read more »
Is Nigeria ready for coronavirus?Health minister Osagie Ehanire's comment that Nigeria is ready to handle coronavirus sent Nigerians astir. NCDC director-general explains how readiness to ha...
Read more »
Coronavirus: Lagos Govt Inaugurates Incident Command SystemCoronavirus: Lagos Govt Inaugurates Incident Command System.
Read more »