Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the Director-General of the World Health Organization, convened a special committee meeting regarding the spread of the unknown virus in China.
The meeting will take place on January 22. The emergency committee must determine whether this virus is dangerous to the world or not. The Committee should also develop recommendations to fight the virus.
The number of deaths increased to four in the city of Wuhan. Official Beijing confirmed that the new virus is contagious. According to the BBC, the number of people infected with unknown viruses exceeds 200.
BREAKING: WHO Director-General @DrTedros will convene an Emergency Committee on the novel #coronavirus (2019-nCoV) under the International Health Regulations.
— World Health Organization (WHO) (@WHO) January 20, 2020
The Committee will meet on Wednesday, 22 January 2020. pic.twitter.com/w3w7ZuoTeG
Bela Gelashvili
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