WHO: More new daily virus cases outside China than inside

[beijingwalker]

More new daily virus cases outside China than inside: WHO
AFP
GENEVA,
FEBRUARY 26, 2020 19:49 IST

World Health Organization Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. File | Photo Credit: AFP

The U.N. put the number of new cases in China on Tuesday at 411 while those registered outside the country stood at 427

There are now more new cases of the COVID-19 reported each day outside China than inside the hardest-hit country, the World Health Organisation said on Wednesday.

“Yesterday, the number of new cases reported outside China exceeded the number of new cases in China for the first time,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told diplomats in Geneva, according to a written version of his speech.

The UN health agency put the number of new cases in China at 411 on Tuesday and those registered outside the country stood at 427.

Governments worldwide are scrambling to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus after a surge of infections in Italy, Iran and South Korea.

Tedros said the “sudden increase of cases” in those countries was “deeply concerning”, adding that a WHO team would travel to Iran this weekend to evaluate the situation.

While new case numbers and deaths are dwindling at the disease epicentre in China, the country remains by far the hardest hit.

Mr. Tedros said that as of Wednesday morning, 78,190 cases of COVID-19 had been registered in China, including 2,718 deaths.

That compares with 2,790 cases and 44 deaths reported across 37 other countries.

But WHO has said the epidemic in China peaked and on February 2 and has been declining since.

Bruce Aylward, who headed a WHO-backed expert mission to China, hailed the drastic quarantine and containment measures taken by Beijing, saying the country had “changed the course” of the outbreak.

But he told reporters in Geneva that other nations were “simply not ready“.

In Wednesday’s speech, Mr. Tedros acknowledged that the hike in cases outside China had prompted a push for a pandemic to be declared.

“We should not be too eager to declare a pandemic,” he said, stressing that such a declaration could “signal that we can no longer contain the virus, which is not true.”

“We are in a fight that can be won if we do the right things.”

But he insisted that WHO would not hesitate to declare a pandemic “if it is an accurate description of the situation.”

“I am not downplaying the seriousness of the situation, or the potential for this to become a pandemic, because it has that potential,” he said. “All countries, whether they have cases or not, must prepare for a potential pandemic.

https://www.thehindu.com/news/inter...ide-china-than-inside-who/article30923576.ece

 

[ZeEa5KPul]

Good stuff. Given how the West was sh*t-talking China's handling of the virus, I'd love to see them democracy the virus away. Canada's reaction has been pathetic - "self-quarantine pl0x." Absolutely pathetic.

 

[beijingwalker]

Most new coronavirus cases no longer in China, WHO says
World Health Organization says new cases of virus in Chinese epicenter on decline, but rising in Italy, Iran and South Korea and elsewhere
By AFPToday, 6:12 pm
GENEVA — There are now more new cases of the coronavirus reported each day outside China than inside the hardest-hit country, the World Health Organization said on Wednesday.

“Yesterday, the number of new cases reported outside China exceeded the number of new cases in China for the first time,” WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told diplomats in Geneva, according to a written version of his speech.

The UN health agency put the number of new cases in China at 411 on Tuesday and those registered outside the country stood at 427.

Governments worldwide are scrambling to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus after a surge of infections in Italy, Iran and South Korea.

Tedros said the “sudden increase of cases” in those countries was “deeply concerning,” adding that a WHO team would travel to Iran this weekend to evaluate the situation.

While new case numbers and deaths are dwindling at the disease epicenter in China, the country remains by far the hardest hit.

Tedros said that as of Wednesday morning, 78,190 cases of COVID-19 had been registered in China, including 2,718 deaths.

That compares with 2,790 cases and 44 deaths reported across 37 other countries.

But WHO has said the epidemic in China peaked and on February 2 and has been declining since.

Bruce Aylward, who headed a WHO-backed expert mission to China, hailed the drastic quarantine and containment measures taken by Beijing, saying the country had “changed the course” of the outbreak.

But he told reporters in Geneva that other nations were “simply not ready.”

In Wednesday’s speech, Tedros acknowledged that the hike in cases outside China had prompted a push for a pandemic to be declared.

“We should not be too eager to declare a pandemic,” he said, stressing that such a declaration could “signal that we can no longer contain the virus, which is not true.”

“We are in a fight that can be won if we do the right things.”

But he insisted that WHO would not hesitate to declare a pandemic “if it is an accurate description of the situation.”

“I am not downplaying the seriousness of the situation, or the potential for this to become a pandemic, because it has that potential,” he said.

“All countries, whether they have cases or not, must prepare for a potential pandemic.”

https://www.timesofisrael.com/most-new-coronavirus-cases-no-longer-in-china-who-says/

 

[FedererExpress]

Absolutely reprehensible to see Chinese members celebrating the spread of coronavirus outside China.

They were celebrating the Australian bushfires too.

 

[beijingwalker]

Absolutely reprehensible to see Chinese members celebrating the spread of coronavirus outside China.

They were celebrating the Australian bushfires too.

Is you mind becoming so sick or what? What made you think we are celebrating this virus?probably that's what you have been doing . Your train of thinking is so messed up.

 

[Zharang9]

Absolutely reprehensible to see Chinese members celebrating the spread of coronavirus outside China.

They were celebrating the Australian bushfires too.

No one is celebrating the virus, you don't see Chinese flags patting themselves on the back. No comments about sufferers are filthy <insert wild animal here> eaters or banning entire people either. This is simply news and not a very pleasant one. While the virus appears to have climaxed in China, the battle seems to be beginning in other countries.

 

[FedererExpress]

“Good stuff”.......on the virus spreading to the rest of the world.

Don’t pretend you didn’t see that part on post #2.