GENEVA: Scientists from around the world are reviewing how the novel coronavirus is transmitted and possible vaccines at a World Health Organisation conference that kicked off on Tuesday (Feb 11). With your support, that's what we can do together," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the two-day Geneva gathering. The virus, first identified in China on December 31, has killed more than 1,000 people, infected over 42,000 and reached some 25 countries. There is no specific treatment or vaccine against the virus, which can cause respiratory failure. To defeat this outbreak, we need open and equitable sharing, according to the principles of fairness and equity," he said.

Source: The Star February 11, 2020 12:22 UTC