From the Liveblog of
Tuesday, February 4, 2020
WHO chief says window open to stop spread of coronavirus
The dramatic measures taken by China to rein in the deadly coronavirus outbreak have prevented significant spread abroad, providing a “window of opportunity” to halt transmission, the World Health Organization says.
The chance was there because of “the strong measures China is taking at the epicenter… Let’s not miss this window of opportunity,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus tells a technical briefing on the virus to the UN agency’s executive board.
He also accused some wealthy countries of being “well behind” in sharing data on new coronavirus cases, calling for more global solidarity to combat the virus.
“Of the 176 cases reported outside China so far, WHO has received complete case report forms for only 38 percent of cases. Some high-income countries are well behind in sharing this vital data with WHO,” Ghebreyesus says.
— AFP
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