In the days and weeks ahead, we expect to see the number of cases, the number of deaths, and the number of affected countries to climb even higher. W. H. O. Has been assessing this outbreak around the clock, and were deeply concerned both by the alarming levels of spread and severity, and by the alarming levels of inaction. We have therefore made the assessment that covid19 can be characterized as a pandemic. Pandemic is not a word to use lightly. Or carelessly. Its a word that, if misused, can cause unreasonable fear or unjustified acceptance that the fight is over. That the fight is over, leading to unnecessary suffering and death. Describing the situation as a pandemic does not change w. H. O. s assessment of the threat posed by the virus. It doesnt change what w. H. O. Is doing, and it doesnt change what countries should do. We have never before seen a pandemic sparked by a coronavirus. This is the first pandemic caused by a coronavirus. And we have never before seen a pandemic tha
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