WHO Director-General on the declaration of coronavirus as a public health emergency: 'Our greatest concern is the potential for the virus to spread to countries with weaker health systems and which are ill-prepared to deal with it.'
At last count, more than 7,700 people have been sickened by the novel coronavirus and 170 have died from it. More than 90% percent of those cases, and every death, have been in China.
World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus arrives for a press conference to talk about Coronavirus, Jan. 30, 2020 in Geneva. Twenty American airports are screening passengers for signs of sickness and distributing educational materials the signs of coronavirus to people returning from China.Airlines around the world have suspended some routes to China -- United, Delta, American Airlines, British Airways, Air Seoul, Lion Air, Lufthansa Group, Cathay Pacific, Finnair, Air Asia, Air India, Air Canada, All Nippon Airways, Asiana Airlines and Korean Air.
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