World Health Organization (WHO)
WHO says confirmed COVID-19 cases, deaths outside China exceed those inside
More cases and deaths of COVID-19 have now been reported in the rest of the world than in China, the chief of the World Health Organization (WHO) said here on Monday, noting that a rapid escalation of the coronavirus cases has been seen in the past week.
Workplace preparedness for COVID-19
In January 2020 the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of a new coronavirus disease in Hubei Province, China to be a Public Health Emergency of International Concern. WHO stated there is a high risk of the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreading to other countries around the world.
Five things you should know now about the COVID-19 pandemic
On March 11, the World Health Organization (WHO) upgraded the status of the COVID-19 outbreak from epidemic to pandemic.
China has 24 new cases of virus, 22 more deaths
China's outbreak of the new coronavirus continues to subside with about three-fourths of people once infected now free of the illness.
Coronavirus: Many returnees from abroad being home-quarantined
Amid growing concern over coronavirus, people arriving here from different countries with fever are being quarantined at their respective homes or hospitals as the government is suggesting the returnees to stay in self-quarantine as a precautionary measure to stop the spread of the deadly virus.
Will COVID-19 epidemic "go away" in April?
Rumor has it that the COVID-19 epidemic will "go away" in April as most of the coronavirus-affected countries and regions are getting warm.
Rising crisis of hand sanitizers and liquid handwashes in market due to Corona fear
Soon after Bangladesh found its first Coronavirus cases confirmed on Sunday, availability of essentials such as hand sanitizers and liquid hand washes started decreasing in the market, igniting a sudden crisis of these products.
Coronavirus symptoms: What are they and how do I protect myself?
Coronavirus has spread to more than 80 countries, including the UK,reports BBC.
Coronavirus cases outside China hit 20,000: WHO
A total of 21,114 confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been reported by 93 countries and regions outside China as of 10:00 CET Saturday, an increase of 3,633 infections from the previous day, according to the daily situation report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) Saturday evening.
As virus outbreaks multiply, UN declines to declare pandemic
As cases of the coronavirus surge in Italy, Iran, South Korea, the U.S. and elsewhere, many scientists say it's plain that the world is in the grips of a pandemic — a serious global outbreak.