The on-going coronavirus
outbreak is a global health emergency, the World Health Organization determined
yesterday.
Since it started last
month, the virus’s spread has reached nearly two dozen countries, sickened
thousands, and impacted both travel and business around the world.
“The main reason is not
because of what is happening in China, but because of what is happening in
other countries,” said Tedros Adhanom, director general of the WHO, in a press
conference today. .
“Our greatest concern is
the potential for the virus to spread to other countries with weaker health
systems, which are ill prepared to deal with it.”
The death toll from the
disease has risen to 170 in China, with 7,834 people quarantined while 68 cases
have been reported around the world.
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