WHO Declares COVID-19 a Global Pandemic (Comprehensive)
[Asia Economy New York=Correspondent Baek Jong-min] The World Health Organization (WHO) has finally declared the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19) a global pandemic.
On the 11th (local time), WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus held a press briefing and explained the background of the pandemic declaration, saying, "WHO has been continuously assessing the COVID-19 outbreak and is concerned about the alarming levels of spread, severity, and inaction."
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According to Johns Hopkins University in the U.S., as of this day, the number of COVID-19 cases worldwide is 121,564, deaths are 4,373, and the number of affected countries has reached 118.
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