The World Health Organization has described the outbreak of the coronavirus as a pandemic.
Speaking during a press conference on Wednesday, the WHOs Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “Pandemic is not a word to use lightly or carelessly. It is a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear, or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death.”
“In the days and weeks ahead we expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths and the number of affected countries to climb even higher,” he added.
He described the situation as “deeply concerning,” with “alarming levels of spread and severity.”
Describing the situation as a pandemic doesnt change the assessment of the threat, he added.
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