The coronavirus outbreak was declared a global emergency last night, prompting Britain to raise the risk level posed by the deadly infection. Health leaders in Britain ordered an escalation in planning for a significant outbreak of the flu-like illness that originated in China and has continued to spread around the world. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, which made the declaration, said: “We are all in this together and we can only stop it together.” He urged the world to unite to stop the virus taking hold in more countries. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, director-general of the World Health Organisation, said “we can only stop this together” JEAN-CHRISTOPHE BOTT/EPAA declaration of a global emergency does not automatically trigger extra funding but will increase the pressure on governments to find money to fight the virus. Despite lockdowns across China to stop

Source: The Times January 31, 2020 00:00 UTC