WHO to hold coronavirus emergency meeting
By DW
30 January 2020 |
11:59 am
The UN health agency has called a new round of crisis talks to decide whether the coronavirus outbreak constitutes an international emergency. The body said it "regrets" previously calling the virus risk "moderate."
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