GENEVA (AN) — The World Health Organization declared it considers the coronavirus outbreak to be a global health emergency on Thursday, after the epidemic first detected in China spread to 7,800 confirmed cases and 170 deaths.
Based on a meeting of its emergency committee for such outbreaks, the U.N. health agency classified the outbreak of the novel coronavirus, known as 2019-nCoV, as an “extraordinary event” that represents a risk to nations other than China and requires a coordinated global response.
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