AdvertisementThe World Health Organization (WHO) announced on Thursday that it was declaring the deadly coronavirus outbreak spreading from China to be a global health emergency. The warning, officially known as a 'public health emergency of international concern' and defined as an 'extraordinary event', is the highest alert the UN health agency can issue. Additionally, Thursday was the first confirmed case of person-to-person case transmission of coronavirus in the US after a man in was infected from his wife, who had previously traveled to China. The husband had some pre-existing medical conditions, similar to many infected patients, but health officials would not elaborate on what those conditions were. Health officials say that the man was not attending mass gatherings and they are monitoring close contacts.

Source: Daily Mail January 30, 2020 17:51 UTC