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GENEVA, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The World Well being Group declared on Thursday that the coronavirus epidemic in China now constitutes a public well being emergency of worldwide concern.
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO director-general, introduced the choice after a gathering of its Emergency Committee, an unbiased panel of consultants, amid mounting proof of the virus spreading to some 18 international locations.
Tedros advised a information convention in Geneva that latest weeks have witnessed an unprecedented outbreak which has been met by an unprecedented response.
“Let me be clear, this declaration will not be a vote of no confidence in China,” he mentioned.
“Our best concern is the potential for the virus to unfold to international locations with weaker well being techniques,” he added.
The WHO panel, chaired by Didier Houssin of France, consists of 16 unbiased consultants.
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