BREAKING: The World Health Organization now says COVID-19 is officially a pandemic.
The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 viral disease a pandemic Wednesday. Here, workers in Spain place a mask on the figure that was to be part of the Fallas festival in Valencia. The upcoming festival has been cancelled over the coronavirus outbreak.The World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 viral disease a pandemic Wednesday. Here, workers in Spain place a mask on the figure that was to be part of the Fallas festival in Valencia.
Eight countries — including the U.S. — are now each reporting more than 1,000 cases of COVID-19, caused by the virus that has infected more than 120,000 people worldwide. Noting the rising death toll from the respiratory virus, the WHO head said,"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."The WHO is"deeply concerned," Tedros said,"both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction" by the world's leaders in response to the outbreak.
A severe outbreak in Italy has now caused more than 630 deaths there, and the country's case total continues to rise sharply. It's now at 10,000 cases, second only to China. There are 9,000 cases in Iran, and more than 7,700 in South Korea.
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