Threat of coronavirus pandemic now 'very real': WHO

Tue, Mar 10, 2020 - 6:21 AM

After global Covid-19 infections passed the 100,000-mark, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told reporters that "the threat of a pandemic has become very real."

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[GENEVA] The World Health Organization warned on Monday there was now a "very real" threat that the new coronavirus outbreak will become a pandemic, but stressed the virus could still be controlled.

After global Covid-19 infections passed the 100,000-mark, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom...

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