WHO officially declares Coronavirus outbreak a pandemic
Local medical workers hold a strike near Queen Mary Hospital as they demand the city close its border with China to reduce the coronavirus spreading, in Hong Kong on February 3, 2020. AFP PHOTO The World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday declared the novel Coronavirus (christened COVID-19) a pandemic. WHO said the decision was occasioned by how fast the virus is spreading with more than 118,000 cases of the coronavirus ailment being reported in more than 110 countries globally and a risk it will spread further globally. Related Stories China deploys ‘duck troops’ to counter locust invasion Kenya’s Ambassador to China asks for prayers for Kenyans in Wuhan city Kenya establishes two coronavirus testing centres, calls for vigilance Kenyans stuck in Wuhan, China are safe – GoK “This is not just a public health crisis, it is a crisis that will touch every sector. So every sector and every individual must be involved in the fights,” said Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the WHO director-...