GENEVA: The new coronavirus outbreak can now be characterised as a pandemic, the head of the World Health Organization said Wednesday.
World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus attends a daily press briefing on COVID-19 virus at the WHO headquaters on March 9, 2020 in Geneva. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus announced on March 11, 2020 that the new coronavirus outbreak can now be characterised as a pandemic. / AFP / Fabrice COFFRINI