New cases of coronavirus outside China ‘nine times higher’ – WHO
As of this afternoon, some countries recorded their first cases of the disease, while cases have kept increasing in other countries.
Mr Ghebreyesus had earlier said the health experts would not hesitate to declare the outbreak a pandemic if “that’s what the evidence suggests”. “I have said it before and I’ll say it again: WHO will not hesitate to describe this as a pandemic if that’s what the evidence suggests. “Knowing and understanding your epidemic is the first step to defeating it. Korea’s situation also underlines that this a unique virus with unique features. This virus is not influenza.
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