'Coronavirus vaccine could be ready in 18 months': WHO chief

first vaccine aimed at combating China's dely new coronavirus could be available in 18 months, said chief of World Health Organisation Tedros ham Ghebreyesus.  WHO chief also ded that until a vaccine is developed countries around world must combat virus with everything that is available to m today.

Coronavirus a 'very grave threat'

On Tuesday, Tedros said that countries must be as aggressive as possible when it comes to combating dely virus. new coronavirus that began in China last year has alrey killed over 1,000 people and number of infected has alrey crossed 40,000. WHO h declared Coronavirus a global health emergency.

Tedros ham Ghebreyesus was dressing first international conference on combating virus. During conference, he said that virus posed a 'very grave threat'. 

Reportedly, World Health Organization convened a group of experts on Tuesday to fast-track tests, drugs, and vaccines to help slow outbreak.

'Coronavirus vaccine likely to be rey in 3 months': US 

Earlier, United States health officials h anunced that development of Coronavirus vaccine is progressing well without any glitches. anuncement was me by a US health official in a press briefing conducted by Department of Health and Human Services. One of members of President’s Coronavirus Task Force during press briefing said that work is underway and vaccine would hopefully be rey within three months.

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WHO names Coronavirus as Covid-19

Amid worldwide epidemic outbreak, virus w has been officially named “Covid-19” by World Health Organisation on Tuesday. It was temporarily named as vel Coronavirus Pneumonia (NCP) by China's National Health Commission. WHO chief said that it was important to avoid stigma surrounding naming of virus.

According to strict guidelines of WHO kaid down in 2015, it is vised against use of place names in  naming of diseases.

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