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WHO Declares Coronavirus As Pandemic

Kennedy IgweBy Kennedy IgweMarch 11, 2020Updated:March 11, 2020No Comments1 Min Read
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The World Health Organisation WHO has declared the deadly coronavirus disease a pandemic.

The Director-General, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, announced this on Wednesday during a media briefing.

The DG said “In the past two weeks, the number of cases of COVID19 outside China has increased 13-fold and the number of affected countries has tripled. There are now more than 118,000 cases in 114 countries, and 4,291 people have lost their lives.”

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