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The World Health Organization (WHO) has described the novel coronavirus as a pandemic for the first time. In a press briefing on Wednesday, WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus expressed concern about trajectory of the disease, which has rapidly expanded across the globe in the months since it was first announced in China.
Outbreaks have been reported in more than 110 countries with more than 118,000 confirmed cases and 4,200 deaths worldwide, as global stock markets continue to falter. Case counts of the coronavirus, which causes the disease named COVID-19, have risen sharply in places like Italy, Iran, and South Korea. Meanwhile, it has begun to spread across the United States as well, with more than 900 cases and 29 deaths.
“In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher,” Ghebreyesus said in his announcement. “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.”
The announcement comes after weeks of speculation among officials and the news media that this emergency had already reached pandemic levels—even as public health authorities stopped just short of officially labeling it so.
So what exactly is a pandemic—and what happens when a major public health agency, like the WHO, declares one? While calling this global health crisis a pandemic might not change the facts on the ground, it can stoke public fears and propel a shift in strategy toward mitigating harm.
Outbreaks have been reported in more than 110 countries with more than 118,000 confirmed cases and 4,200 deaths worldwide, as global stock markets continue to falter. Case counts of the coronavirus, which causes the disease named COVID-19, have risen sharply in places like Italy, Iran, and South Korea. Meanwhile, it has begun to spread across the United States as well, with more than 900 cases and 29 deaths.
“In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries climb even higher,” Ghebreyesus said in his announcement. “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.”
The announcement comes after weeks of speculation among officials and the news media that this emergency had already reached pandemic levels—even as public health authorities stopped just short of officially labeling it so.
So what exactly is a pandemic—and what happens when a major public health agency, like the WHO, declares one? While calling this global health crisis a pandemic might not change the facts on the ground, it can stoke public fears and propel a shift in strategy toward mitigating harm.
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