"WHO" add Corona to Pandemic Viruses category

"WHO" add Corona to Pandemic Viruses Category

The World Health Organization announced today, Wednesday, March 11th, that "Covid-19", or Corona Virus, is a global epidemic, after spreading to a number of countries in the world.

"Thousands more are fighting for their lives in hospitals.

In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of #COVID19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher"-@DrTedros #coronavirus
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020

The Director-General of the World Health Organization, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, also confirmed that the United Nations organization considered the new Corona virus, the cause of "Covid-19", which is spreading around the world, "a pandemic".

"Covid-19 can now be categorized as a pandemic, "Ghebreyesus told reporters in Geneva. "We have never seen a pandemic spread due to the Coruna virus."

Sources:

Stat News

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