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WHO officially declares coronavirus a pandemic

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WHO officially declares coronavirus a pandemic
WHO officially declares coronavirus a pandemic

The global outbreak of coronavirus has been officially declared as a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

The World Health Organization (WHO) has officially declared the coronavirus outbreak as a pandemic.

Speaking in Geneva on Wednesday (March 11), WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was "deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity and by the alarming levels of inaction".

He added: "We have therefore made the assessment that COVID-19 can be characterized as a pandemic".

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