WHO declares coronavirus is now a pandemic

By Nicole Winfield, Colleen Barry and John Leicester
Updated March 12 2020 - 4:28am, first published 3:57am
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus outbreak is a pandemic.
World Health Organisation chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus says the virus outbreak is a pandemic.

The World Health Organisation has declared the global coronavirus crisis is now a pandemic, expressing alarm both about mounting infections and slow government responses.

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