WHO Declares COVID-19 Emergency
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Date
January 30, 2020
Type
World
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htristian82
Location
Geneva,
Geneva,
Switzerland
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The World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC) on January 30, 2020.
Significance: This declaration signaled the need for a coordinated international response to the spreading virus, which would later be characterized as a pandemic in March 2020.