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Coronavirus Declared A Global Health Emergency By WHO: Reports

The purpose of the vote by the World Health Organization is to help potential spread of the virus in countries with weak health systems.

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India on Thursday reported its first case of the new type of coronavirus in a student who had been in Wuhan as China counted 170 deaths from the new virus.
India on Thursday reported its first case of the new type of coronavirus in a student who had been in Wuhan as China counted 170 deaths from the new virus. (AP Photo)

The outbreak of the fast-spreading and deadly 2019 Novel Coronavirus prompted the World Health Organization Thursday to declare a global health emergency, according to reports.

WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the declaration is not a vote of no confidence in China, but rather a response to how the virus is spreading in other countries and could spread in countries with weak health systems.

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