Coronavirus outbreak: WHO chief calls it 'a very grave threat' to the world

World Health Organisation (WHO) chief called coronavirus outbreak ‘a very grave threat’ for rest of world even if 99% of cases remain restricted to mainland China. As per reports, while speaking at global research and invation forum in Geneva, WHO Director-General Tedros ham Ghebreyesus said it is hard to believe that virus was completely unkwn to m two months ago.

Ghebreyesus reportedly said that coronavirus outbreak is a test of political, financial, and scientific solidarity. He opined that it is time to find wher world can come toger to fight a common enemy that does t respect borders or ideologies. 

“Wher world will invest w in fighting coronavirus outbreak, or pay more later to deal with its consequences,” said WHO chief, as per reports. "We need your collective kwledge, insight and experience to answer questions we don’t have answers to, and to identify questions we may t even realize we need to ask," he ded.

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54-year-old official mitted that re are several things y still don’t kw about coronavirus, including its reservoirs, transmission dynamics and period of infectiousness among ors. Ghebreyesus is furr reported to have ded that y don’t have a vaccine to prevent infections and proven rapeutics to treat m. He said that y need answers to all those questions in order to contain spre and treat patients.

"Publications, patents and profits are t what matters most w. What matters most is stopping coronavirus outbreak, and saving lives,” international media reported him saying.

Meanwhile, a leing public health epidemiologist from Hong Kong is reported to have warned that around two-thirds of world’s population could get infected by new coronavirus if it can t be controlled. warning came after WHO Director-General h said that transmission among people with travel history to China could be 'tip of iceberg'. At least 1,000 people have died to epidemic and more than 43,000 cases have been detected globally.

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