WHO Declares Coronavirus (COVID-19) a Pandemic

0
1507

(WHO) March 11th, 2020 – “In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of COVID-19 cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher. WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction.



We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic”- Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus – World Health Organization (WHO), Director-General.