The boss of the UN agency said it was 'deeply concerned by the alarming levels of spread and severity', with outbreaks continuing to spiral out of control in Italy and Iran. Cases of the deadly infection outside of China have risen 13-fold in the space of a fortnight.
And Dr Tedros Adhanom also warned inaction by governments across the planet has fuelled the crisis, adding: 'We have called every day for countries to take urgent and aggressive action.'
In a desperate call to action to contain the escalating crisis, he said: 'We’re in this together, to do the right things with calm and protect the citizens of the world. It’s doable.'
A pandemic is defined as the uncontrolled worldwide spread of a new disease – the last crisis to be given the official label was the 2009 swine flu outbreak, which killed hundreds of thousands of people.
More than 112,000 people globally have now been infected with the coronavirus, which can cause pneumonia and shut down crucial internal organs. The crisis in China, where the outbreak began, has slowed dramatically.
Europe is now the centre of the crisis, with the number of cases soaring every day in Italy – where all 60million residents have been affected by an unprecedented lockdown. Outbreaks are also growing in Spain, France, Germany and the UK.
Pressure is now mounting on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to ramp up Britain's efforts in its battle against the coronavirus after the country suffered its biggest hike in cases in a single day – more than 450 patients have now been struck down....<<<Read The Full Article Here>>>...
