World scientists meet in union in Geneva to fight novel coronavirus


Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organisation (WHO), addressing the media during a press conference on the situation regarding to the coronavirus outbreak at the WHO headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, on Tuesday (Feb 11). - AP

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).

"What matters most is stopping the outbreak and saving lives. With your support, that's what we can do together," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said at the two-day Geneva gathering.

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