Coronavirus confirmed as pandemic

Addis Ababa, March 12, 2020 (FBC) – The coronavirus outbreak has been labelled a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO).

WHO Chief Dr Tedros Adhanom said the number of cases outside China had increased 13-fold in two weeks.

He said he was “deeply concerned” by “alarming levels of inaction”.

A pandemic is a disease that is spreading in multiple countries around the world at the same time.

Source: BBC