The World Health Organisation says the first vaccine targeting the new coronavirus could be 18 months away, warning of a global threat potentially worse than terrorism.
The World Health Organisation has said the first vaccine targeting the new coronavirus could be 18 months away and warned of a global threat potentially worse than terrorism.A British man was dubbed a"super-spreader" of the virus, with six UK cases linked to himMore than 1,000 people have died and more than 43,000 people have been infected
"To be honest, a virus is more powerful in creating political, economic and social upheaval than any terrorist attack," Dr Ghebreyesus said."If the world doesn't want to wake up and consider this enemy virus as public enemy number 1, I don't think we will learn from our lessons."The coronavirus has claimed the lives of 1,017 people in mainland China, where there were 42,708 cases.
He said the virus had been named COVID-19, explaining that it was important to avoid stigma and that other names could be inaccurate. "With 99 per cent of cases in China, this remains very much an emergency for that country, but one that holds a very grave threat for the rest of the world," he said.
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