WHO warns of 'potential pandemic' as efforts to contain coronavirus worldwide get more drastic

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WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said countries should be 'doing everything we can to prepare for a potential pandemic', though the world body does not consider it has reached that point yet.

WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus giving the update today. Image: Chen JunxiaXinhua/PA Images WHO director general Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus giving the update today. Image: Chen JunxiaXinhua/PA Images THE WORLD HEALTH Organization warned countries today to be ready for a “potential pandemic” as new deaths and infections in Europe, the Middle East and Asia triggered more drastic efforts to contain the new coronavirus.

Deaths were reported in each of those countries today, while Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iraq, Kuwait and Oman also announced their first cases of the virus. But experts warned the virus, officially named COVID-19, was likely to easily spread in a similar manner to common seasonal flu. More than 200 infections and two more deaths were reported in South Korea on Monday, bringing the total cases to more than 830 — by far the most outside China.

Fears were also growing in Europe, with Italy reporting two more deaths today, bringing the total to five.

 

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Damage is done, they downplayed it form the very beginning

Fuckers prob started it

Wonder you long it will take Leo to build his hospital?

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