World Health Organization declares COVID-19 a pandemic
The World Health Organization has officially declared COVID-19, the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, a pandemic.
The virus, which originated in China, has infected more than 115,000 people worldwide and killed more than 4,200.
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"We have therefore made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic"-@DrTedros#coronaviruspic.twitter.com/JqdsM2051A— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) March 11, 2020
This article originally appeared on HuffPost.
