WHO Declares <br />Coronavirus a Pandemic Officials of the World Health Organization (WHO) <br />declared the pandemic from <br />its Geneva headquarters on Wednesday. Dr. Ghebreyesus, WHO, via 'The New York Times' Dr. Ghebreyesus, WHO, via 'The New York Times' Until now, the WHO has declined <br />to make a pandemic declaration, which <br />it defines as a “worldwide spread of a new disease." The virus has sustained <br />transmission on six of seven continents. Since the first handful of cases <br />reported in Dec., confirmed infections <br />have exceeded 120,000. More than 4,300 deaths <br />have resulted due to the virus. Dr. Ghebreyesus, WHO, via 'The New York Times' Governments around the world are <br />responding with lockdowns, containment zones <br />and restricted travel. Health officials in the U.S. have <br />been emphatic, saying, "the bottom line: <br />It is going to get worse."
