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Coronavirus: COVID-19 outbreak worsens with 45 countries confirming virus infections
There’s been a key change in the number of virus cases being reported around the world, but the WHO says we’re not in the grips of a pandemic just yet.
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news.com.au February 27, 20206:44am
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More new cases of the coronavirus have been reported outside China. Picture: AFP/RYAD KRAMDI Source:AFP
South Korea has confirmed almost 300 new coronavirus infections as the country struggles to deal with the growing crisis.
The South Korean military announced additional infections among its troops, with 20 cases on its bases and some 9570 people in isolation.
The US military, which has 28,500 troops in South Korea, confirmed the first infection of an American soldier, a 23-year-old man based at Camp Carroll near Daegu.
With Brazil confirming the arrival of Latin America’s first case, the virus had a toehold on every continent but Antarctica.
The latest countries to confirm infections include North Macedonia, Pakistan, Finland, Kuwait, Lebanon, Sweden and Georgia.
The disease has now spread to at least 45 countries, with many implementing emergency plans and travel restrictions on the worst affected places.
COVID-19 has now been confirmed in at least 45 countries. Picture: SuppliedSource:Supplied
Australia activated its emergency response plan yesterday amid rising concerns of a potential coronavirus pandemic.
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“We should not be too eager to declare a pandemic,” Dr Tedros said on Wednesday, stressing that such a declaration could “signal that we can no longer contain the virus, which is not true”.
“We are in a fight that can be won if we do the right things.”
But Dr Tedros insisted the WHO would not hesitate to declare a pandemic if it was “an accurate description of the situation”.
“I am not downplaying the seriousness of the situation, or the potential for this to become a pandemic, because it has that potential,” he said.
“All countries, whether they have cases or not, must prepare for a potential.”
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