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WHO declares global health emergency on coronavirus

Agency calls for coordinated response but doesn't restrict travel

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WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the novel coronavirus in Geneva, Switzerland on Jan. 30. © Reuters

RINTARO HOSOKAWA and TSUKASA HADANO, Nikkei staff writers
January 31, 2020 04:49 JST
Updated on January 31, 2020 07:07 JST

GENEVA/BEIJING -- The World Health Organization has declared the spread of the Wuhan coronavirus a global health emergency.

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