Coronavirus not yet global emergency - WHO - Premium Times Nigeria

has decided that the outbreak is yet to attain the status of Public Health Emergency of International Concern .This decision was reached on Thursday after two days of deliberations by the Emergency Committee convened by the WHO Director-General under the International Health Regulations .The committee’s role is to give advice to the director-general, who makes the final decision on the determination of a Public Health Emergency of International Concern .

The statement explains that though the disease has reached beyond China, the number of cases in other countries is still relatively small, and the disease does not seem to be spreading within those countries.WHO Director-General, Tedros Ghebreyesus, said “as at this time, there is no evidence of human to human transmission out of China.”

Meanwhile, the committee argued that because the source is still unknown and the extent of human-to-human transmission is still not clear, it cannot be declared global emergency. It was, however, concluded that the disease should still be studied before it is pronounced a global threat.The Committee members also agreed on the urgency of the situation, and suggested that the committee should be reconvened “in a matter of days” to examine the situation further.

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