The World Health Organization is looking into how to help handle such a development, he added. The World Health Organization has named the illness COVID-19, referring to its origin late last year and the coronavirus that causes it. Travel to and from the worst-hit central China region was associated with the initial cases of COVID-19 confirmed abroad. A report saying the disease outbreak has caused a mild illness in most people raised optimism among global health authorities. He called for an immediate cease-fire, urging Turkey, Russia and Iran to find a political solution.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 18, 2020 12:24 UTC