WHO officials say coronavirus spread outside of China is of ‘grave concern’

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KEY POINTS
  • The spread of a fast-moving virus outside of China is of “grave concern” and has prompted the World Health Organization to reconvene an emergency meeting this week to decide whether it’s a global health emergency.
  • “The evolution of the outbreak and further development of transmission, these are of grave concern,” says WHO official Dr. Mike Ryan.
GP: Coronavirus WHO Presser: World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a press conference following an emergency talks over the new SARS-like virus spreading in China and other nations in Geneva on January 22, 2020.
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The spread of a fast-moving virus outside of China is of “grave concern” and has prompted the World Health Organization to reconvene an emergency meeting this week to decide whether it’s become a global health emergency, WHO officials said Wednesday.

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