WHO declares global health emergency over monkeypox outbreak
London, UK/Zurich, SwitzerlandReuters The rapidly spreading monkeypox outbreak represents a global health emergency, the World Health Organization’s highest level of alert, WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday. The WHO label – a “public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)” – is designed to trigger a coordinated international response and could unlock funding to […]
CORONAVIRUS OUTBREAK: WHO OFFICIALS RETHINK EPIDEMIC MESSAGING AMID PANDEMIC DEBATE
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Breaking – WHO declares China virus outbreak an international emergency
Last updated 8.45amBejing, China/Geneva, SwitzerlandReuters 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. The United States reported its first case of person-to-person transmission, the fifth country outside China to do so. Experts say […]