UN chief: New virus outbreak is 'a very dangerous situation'

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U.N. Secretary General Guterres tells AP that the virus outbreak that began in China “is not out of control but it is a very dangerous situation,' adding “the risks are enormous and we need to be prepared worldwide for that.”

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the Refugee Summit in Islamabad, Pakistan, Monday, Feb. 17, 2020. Guterres is on a three-day visit to meet with country's top leadership and attend an international conference to recognize 40 years of Afghans living as refugees.

Speaking in an interview with The Associated Press, Antonio Guterres said that “the risks are enormous and we need to be prepared worldwide for that.” The outbreak has infected more than 73,000 people globally. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it.

 

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The UN doesn't have money for anything. Its lavish life style of the rich and famous drains the budget. Stingy trump reduces the US membership payment to make UN talk without any action.

Controlfreak politicians first thought on Covid19 is assuring the more or less educated people they control Covid19. Instead nothing is under control: climatechange & covid19+it's absolutely normal & no reason to worry.Instead next century needs new types of trusted leaders

People are stealing and hoarding masks, gloves and toilet paper over food and water. The virus doesn’t have to be out of control. People will be... and that’s worse.

Try sitting on a bus. The people coughing are out of control

There is no reason for the world community to allow travel to and from China right now. The failure to contain the spread of the virus, because of misleading information from China, must be investigated.

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