WHO Declares Outbreak of New COVID 19

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• The announcement was made in Geneva Switzerland
• WHO Conveying emergency committee on the matter

The World Health Organization, (WHO), has declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus in China, a global health emergency.

Tedros Ghebreyesus, the WHO Director-General made the announcement at a press conference in Geneva.

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It would be recalled that WHO’s emergency committee on the epidemic had reportedly met Thursday afternoon and recommended designating the outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, PHEIC

The decision had been “almost unanimous,” Didier Houssin, chair of the emergency committee, said at the press conference.

 

“The main reason for this declaration is not because of what is happening in China, but because of what is happening in other countries,” Tedros said at the press conference.

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“Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems and which are ill-prepared to deal with it.

Let me be clear, this declaration is not a vote of no confidence in China. On the contrary, WHO continues to have confidence in China’s capacity to control the outbreak.”

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