WHO declares global emergency as China virus death toll reaches 170

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The World Health Organization said it was declaring the China coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to 18 countries

BEIJING/GENEVA - The World Health Organization said on Thursday it was declaring the China coronavirus outbreak that has killed 170 people in China a global emergency, as cases spread to 18 countries.

“Let me be clear, this declaration is not a vote of no confidence in China,” he said. “Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems.” The vast majority of the more than 7,800 cases detected globally, according to the latest WHO data, have been in China, where the virus originated in an illegal wildlife market in the city of Wuhan.See more stories

Workers make protective suits at a factory, as the country is hit by an epidemic of the new coronavirus, in Chaohu, Anhui province, China January 28, 2020. China Daily via REUTERS SARS also came from China, killing about 800 people and costing the global economy an estimated $33 billion.

 

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It should be up to at least 203 today.

Bleeding_Crypto Italy has its first case today : a couple of Chinese tourists. PM has blocked all flight from and to China, first European country to do so and believe they should all do like that

Effect all china people. China people not clean body also everything. Now all people problem for only China people.

We need to know the real situation 😡 Some sources from Wuhan said cremators are working 24 hrs non-stop now😰How many people are actually infected, how many die? Stop covering up the numbers😡

The Trump Flu machine is at work here. It’s clearly evident.

the new weapon usa created for china

Finally, guess actively safe guarding our world comes after forging a good relationship with PRC.

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super!

Seems a bit later than I would have expected. They must have been on holiday.

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