WHO chief expresses concern over coronavirus spread from people with no China travel history


  • World
  • Monday, 10 Feb 2020

World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says in an "evolving public health emergency", he calls on all countries to step up efforts to prepare for the coronavirus's possible arrival. - PHOTO: REUTERS

GENEVA (BLOOMBERG) - World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says in a tweet on Sunday (Feb 9) that there have been concerning instances of coronavirus being spread from people with no travel history to China, saying "we may only be seeing the tip of the iceberg" when it comes to the virus.

"The detection of a small number of cases may indicate more widespread transmission in other countries," he says in a tweet.

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