WHO Declares Coronavirus Outbreak a Global Public Health Emergency
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus outbreak in China a public health emergency of international concern, pointing to a significant increase in the number of cases and the disease’s spread to other countries.
The designation, issued Thursday, came as the first person-to-person transmission of the virus was reported in the U.S.
The WHO designation indicates that international public-health authorities now consider the respiratory virus a significant threat beyond, China where it originated last month. The move could further heighten the global response to the outbreak....
