Collected Item: “WHO Declares Coronavirus a Global Public Health Emergency”
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WHO Declares Coronavirus a Global Public Health Emergency
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The World Health Organization declared a global health emergency on Thursday as the coronavirus outbreak spread well beyond China, where it emerged last month.
The move reversed the organization’s decision just a week ago to hold off such a declaration. Since then, there have been thousands of new cases in China and clear evidence of human-to-human transmission in several other countries, including the United States.
The move reversed the organization’s decision just a week ago to hold off such a declaration. Since then, there have been thousands of new cases in China and clear evidence of human-to-human transmission in several other countries, including the United States.
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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/01/30/health/coronavirus-world-health-organization.html
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Sui-Lee Wee, Donald G. McNeil Jr. and Javier C. Hernández
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2020-01-30