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VOICED : OMS pide al mundo actuar ante el nuevo coronavirus
La Organizacion Mundial de la Salud OMS urgio el miercoles a gobiernos en el mundo entero incluso a los que no han registrado casos del nuevo coronavirus a estar alerta y a actuar para prevenir el contagio (Footage by AFPTV via Getty...
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WHO: now 31,211 virus cases in China
The World Health Organization said Friday that deaths from a China virus outbreak stood at 637 with 31,211 confirmed cases in China.
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Spain's Foreign Affairs Minister Stresses Need for Calm on Coronavirus
Feb.13 -- Arancha Gonzalez Laya, Spain's minister for foreign affairs, discusses the threat posed by the coronavirus outbreak with Bloomberg's Vonnie Quinn and Guy Johnson on "Bloomberg Markets."
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WHO wants US$675 million to combat virus
The director-general of the World Health Organization (WHO) on Wednesday asked for US $675 million to help countries address the expected spread of the new virus that emerged in China.
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China Urges Output Resumption Even as Virus Cases Rise
Feb.11 -- Beijing said regions less hit by the coronavirus should accelerate a resumption of industrial output, even as the total confirmed cases in mainland China climbed to 42,638 and the number of deaths rose above 1,000. Stephen...
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CLEAN : WHO chief slams wealthy countries for failing to share virus data
The head of the World Health Organization accuses some wealthy countries of being well behind in sharing data on novel coronavirus cases calling for more global solidarity to combat the virus (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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WHO official: World not ready for massive outbreak
The World Health Organization's emergency director for the Eastern Mediterranean on Thursday said the world was not ready for a global outbreak.
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CLEAN : WHO extends emergency talks over China virus
The World Health Organization announces at a press conference in Geneva that they will be extending emergency talks regarding the outbreak of the SARS like coronavirus which has killed 17 people in China and which has already spread to...
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WHO expects new virus infections to rise
The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak sparked by a new virus in China that has spread to more than a dozen countries as a global emergency Thursday after the number of cases spiked more than tenfold in a week.
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Hong Kong Seals Off More of Border to Stop Spread of Virus
Feb.03 -- Hong Kong will seal off more checkpoints with China in order to contain the spread of the deadly virus. The city will close more of its ports of entry, including Lo Wu, Lok Ma Chau, Huanggang, and the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry...
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South Korea Reports 4 New Cases of Coronavirus
Jan.31 -- The World Health Organization has called the outbreak of the coronavirus a global health emergency and has initiated a call for a coordinated global response. The death toll has risen to 213 and the U.S. government has advised...
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How Is the Coronavirus Affecting Airlines?
Feb.05 -- Alexandre De Juniac, chief executive officer of the International Air Transport Association, discusses the impact of the coronavirus outbreak on air travel. He speaks from Doha on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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Taiwan: Incorrect WHO ruling led to Italian travel ban
Taiwan has accused the World Health Organisation on Sunday of providing incorrect information in a report on the new strain of virus sweeping China, which it says has led to Italy banning flights to the region.
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WHO, Google join forces against virus misinformation
The World Health Organization's chief of global infections hazard preparedness says the U.N. health agency has teamed up with Google and other social media outlets to help fight an "infodemic" about a viral outbreak in China.
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WHO expert commends China virus efforts
The head of a team of World Health Organization (WHO) medical experts investigating the oubreak of a new virus in China on Monday commended the country's containment efforts.
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Tedros: still a chance to contain new virus outbreak
The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) said on Friday there was a "fighting chance" of containing the virus that's spread from China, but the crisis could get worse.
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Guterres on urgent need to halt spread of virus
The head of the United Nations called on countries around the world on Monday to do everything in their power to address the deadly new virus outbreak.
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Stocks Sell-Off: Have the Bulls Thrown in the Towel?
Feb.28 -- Nick Watson, fund manager at Henderson Global Investors, discusses the outlook for markets as stocks across Europe and Asia plunged amid fear over the spreading coronavirus. Watson speaks on "Bloomberg Markets: European Open."
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What Is Italy Doing to Prevent the Spread of Coronavirus?
Feb.28 -- Lorenza Bonaccorsi, undersecretary in Italy's Ministry of Cultural Heritage, discusses measures being taken to prevent a widening of the coronavirus which has hit the north of the country. She speaks on "Bloomberg Surveillance."
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World Stock Rout Deepens Amid Coronavirus Fears
Feb.28 -- Fear over the spread of the coronavirus tightened its grip on global markets Friday, with stocks across Europe and Asia plunging a day after the worst rout on Wall Street since 2011. Rupert Harrison, multi-asset strategies...
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WHO gives update on global spread of new virus
The new virus took aim at a broadening swath of the globe on Monday, with officials in Europe and the Middle East scrambling to limit the spread of an outbreak that showed signs of stabilising at its Chinese epicenter but posed new...
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CLEAN : WHO says not advising on whether to hold Tokyo Olympics
The World Health Organisation says it was not advising on whether or not to go ahead with the Tokyo Olympics this year amid the novel coronavirus outbreak (Footage by AFPTV via Getty Images)
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WHO Says China's Lockdown May Have Slowed Spread of Coronavirus
Feb.24 -- The head of the World Health Organization said on Monday that China's efforts to contain the coronavirus seem to be working. He spoke to a news conference in Stockholm via a video link.