COVID-19 Coronavirus Tracker of March 22-23, 2020
This tracker provides the number of new coronavirus cases and deaths by country, the trend in cases and deaths by country, and a global map showing which countries have cases and deaths. The data is obtained directly from the official reports on the situation of the coronavirus published regularly by the WHO. It should be noted that the numbers of cases reported by the WHO are conservative and probably represent an insufficient count of the actual number of coronavirus cases, especially in China.WHO declares new coronavirus outbreak constitutes a global emergency, calls for international cooperation, "facts, not fear"
The coronavirus was declared a global health emergency by the WHO after a person-to-person case was reported in the US. USA
The World Health Organization declared the coronavirus a public health emergency of international concern at a press conference Thursday in Geneva. This is only the sixth time such an emergency has been declared, with past examples including the Ebola outbreak within the Democratic Republic of the Congo and therefore the Zika virus.
WHO calls for science and solidarity on coronavirus
"... An" unprecedented outbreak "was met with an" unprecedented response, "said WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus after a crisis meeting within the Swiss city of Geneva on Thursday. ..." this is often the time for facts, not fear, "he said. 'This is that the time for science, not for rumors. This is the time for solidarity, not stigma. Experts say declaring a coronavirus emergency alone is not enough
[Much needs to be done to co-operate responses internationally and strengthen China's public health response. WHO needs to launch a global action plan to control the outbreak, Lawrence Gostin, director of the O'Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law, and director of the WHO Collaborating Center on National and Global Health Law, told Devex. In addition to the rapid development of a vaccine, the plan should also include actions that allow for an increase in the public health response in China, particularly in Hubei province, the center of the epidemic.
Reuters: WHO says countries must keep borders open, trade and people on the move despite coronavirus
Borders must be kept open and people and countries must flow in the face of the corona outbreak, although countries have the sovereign right to take measures to try to protect their citizens, World Health Organization said on Friday. which declared the accelerated outbreak as a global emergency on Thursday, expressed new concern that the virus could spread undetected in a country with a weak health system.
Wall Street Journal: Coronavirus Declares A Global Health Emergency As Threat Increases Outside China
"... Public health authorities say that the WHO designation helps mobilize resources to contain the spread of the virus. The WHO director-general can make demands to the international community, although they are not legally binding. The director-general WHO's Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said he was confident in China's ability to control the outbreak, which has sickened more than 9,500 people and killed 213, compared to 170 the day before, mainly in China's Hubei province. , which surrounds Wuhan. 'Let me be clear. This statement is not a vote of mistrust in China, "said Dr. Tedros. ‘Never in my life have I seen this type of mobilization.