Europe now 'epicentre' of COVID-19 pandemic: WHO chief
Europe has surpassed China as the world's coronavirus hot spot, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said. "Europe has now become the epicentre of the Covid-19 pandemic," he told a Geneva press conference, pointing out that the continent has reported more infections and deaths than the combined rest of the world, apart from China.
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- Published Date: 07:22 | 13 March 2020
- Modified Date: 07:28 | 13 March 2020
The World Health Organization warned Friday that Europe was now the "epicentre" for the global coronavirus pandemic and reporting more daily cases than China did at the height of its outbreak.
"Europe has now become the epicentre of the pandemic," WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a virtual press conference, describing the more than 5,000 deaths worldwide as "a tragic milestone".
Over 135,000 people have been infected worldwide, the most in China, where over 3,000 patients have died and over 62,000 have already recovered.