WHO declared coronavirus a global health emergency and praised China’s 'extraordinary measures' by lisettevoytko
Passengers wear protective masks to fend off the spread of coronavirus as they arrive on a flightPhoto by MARK RALSTON/AFP via Getty ImagesThe World Health Organization said Thursday in a press conference that it is declaring coronavirus an international health emergency.
The declaration is not a vote of no confidence in China, according to WHO Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, who praised China’s efforts: “The Chinese government is to be congratulated for extraordinary measures it has taken to contain the outbreak.” “We don’t know what sort of damage coronavirus could do if it spreads to a country with a weaker health system,” said Ghebreyesus. “We must act now.”reported earlier on Thursday that a Chicago woman in her 60s who traveled to Wuhan, China, last month contracted coronavirus and then spread it to her husband here in the U.S., marking the first time that that coronavirus has spread person-to-person inside the U.S.
WHO reconvened its emergency committee in a meeting to evaluate the crisis Thursday, after declining to declare the outbreak an international health emergency during a meeting January 23, 2020. A global emergency includes recommendations to all countries for the prevention and reduction of cross-border spread of the virus, as well as guidelines for worldwide health officials to monitor, prepare and contain any infection, but WHO has no legal authority to sanction countries.the number of people infected with SARS during the 2002-2003 outbreak, with the Chinese death roll reaching 171.Dr.
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