COVID-19 epidemic at 'decisive point': WHO chief

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The new coronavirus outbreak has reached a 'decisive point', the head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Thursday, urging countries to ...

Urging countries at the early stages of the outbreak of the COVID-19 disease to"move swiftly", he added:"If you act aggressively now, you can contain this virus, you can prevent people getting sick, you can save lives.""There does not appear to be widespread community transmission," he added.

"We are actually in a very delicate situation in which the outbreak can go in any direction based on how we handle it," Tedros said.

 

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The World Banksters told WHO to hold back the Pandemic declaration to the world to avoid a Global Market meltdown.

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