Published 07:34 IST, February 22nd 2020
'Window of opportunity to tackle Coronavirus is narrowing, need to act quickly': WHO
WHO Cheif Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has said that the 'window of opportunity' to contain coronavirus is narrowing and the world must not miss it.
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Following deaths of Coronavirus infected patients in Iran, World Health Organisation (WHO) Cheif Tedros ham Ghebreyesus has reportedly expressed his concerns over ‘narrowing window of opportunity’ to tackle Covid-19. According to reports, he has urged international community t to squander it act quickly before window closes completely. With Covid-19 claiming four lives in Iran, concern about epidemic spreing across Middle East has increased.
Virus spreing across Middle East
According to reports, Tedros has claimed that outbreak can go in any direction and if situation is handled well, n a serious crisis can be averted. On or hand, he ded, if this chance is squandered n world will have a serious problem on its hands.
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outbreak in Iran began in city of Qom, it is a popular religious destination. According to reports, Iranian health ministry official Miu Mohrez has claimed that re is a possibility that virus has spre to several or Iranian cities.
Iraq has alrey closed its border with Iran over fears of Coronavirus spreing into country. dely Coronavirus was officially named by World Health Organisation as COVID-19 and has infected more than 76,000 people in 27 countries and led to more than 2,200 deaths since December.
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(Im Credit: AP)
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07:34 IST, February 22nd 2020