Impact of Novel Coronavirus... WHO "Global Mask Shortage"
WHO Secretary-General "New COVID-19 Cases in China Decrease Over Two Days"
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[Asia Economy Reporter Jin-gyu Lee] The World Health Organization (WHO) expressed concern that the global spread of the novel coronavirus infection (Wuhan pneumonia) has led to a worldwide shortage of masks and gloves.
According to foreign media on the 7th, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO Director-General, stated this during a WHO Executive Board technical briefing held at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland.
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At the briefing, Director-General Ghebreyesus said, "In the past two days, a decrease in the number of new infections in China has been reported," but added, "That number could increase again."
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