Covid-19: WHO says window narrowing after first US death

Pakistani rescue personnel take part in drill exercise as a preventive measure for the spread of the of Covid-19, in Peshawar on Sunday (March 1) as Pakistan has detected two new cases of the virus. The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the window is narrowing to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak after the US, Australia and Thailand reported their first fatalities. - AFP

NEW YORK/BEIJING/TOKYO/RIYADH: The chief of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said the window is narrowing to contain the Covid-19 (coronavirus) outbreak after the US, Australia and Thailand reported their first fatalities.

There’s no need for fear and panic in the markets, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director general of the world body, said in Riyadh on Sunday (March 1).