Coronavirus disease (Covid 2019)- CC via CDC. @WHO is deeply concerned by the alarming levels of the #coronavirus spread, severity & inaction, & expects to see the number of cases, deaths & affected countries climb even higher. Therefore, we made the assessment that #COVID19 can be characterized as a pandemic. https://t.co/97XSmyigME pic.twitter.com/gSqFm947D8 — Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (@DrTedros) March 11, 2020The formal declaration of a #COVID19 #pandemic does not change the fact that you can - and should - take these simple steps to protect yourself and your loved ones. pic.twitter.com/4RZgrRVBlI — WHO Thailand (@WHOThailand) March 11, 2020CAIRO - 12 March 2020: The Coronavirus (Covid 19) disease was announced a global pandemic by the World Health Organization on Tuesday evening after it infected 118,000 people in 114 countries and claimed the lives of 4,291 so far.“WHO is deeply concerned by the alarming levels of the coronavirus spread, severity & inaction, & expects to see the number of cases, deaths & affected countries climb even higher.

Source: Egypt Today March 12, 2020 11:15 UTC